The CockatoosThese six short novels and stories achieve the majesty and power of the best of Patrick White's great novels. They probe beneath the surface of events a sexual lapse, the unaccustomed climate of a foreign country, interruptions in a cherished routine, a death, a toothache to expose a deeper, truer reality. The Cockatoos offers readers captivating insights into the complexities of human existence, masterfully weaving together narrative threads that