of the girls leaving his room free for Veronica the proto hippy who was replaced by Jonathan, replaced by "Downstairs Ivan" "Uptight Martin" moved in at the same time Downstairs Ivan and Uptight Martin move out within 3 days of each other and are replaced by Paul the quiet journalist and Homer the air traffic controller Yoko San moved in and last three weeks, replaced by Jeffrey the "junkie" (drug addict) Birmingham's narrative is interspersed with humorous testimonials from other veterans of the Australian share house lifestyle, and descriptions of common share house paraphernalia, such as the bucket bong, the ubiquitous "brown couch", and milk crates serving as makeshift furniture. References 1994 Australian novels Australian novels adapted into films Australian comedy novels Novels set in Australia Grunge lit Novels set in Melbourne Novels set in Brisbane Novels set in Sydney