Hiliary West, a would-be great writer, edits a small paper in a declining Australian mining town.
His tender relationship with his little daughter Moira is one of the few lovely things in his life—and it is the subject of some of Miss Roland’s most delicate writing.
Hiliary West is a human and credible study of a literary frustrate, a blood brother to Chekhov's Trigorin.
"[5] According to one account "his psychological drama is set in a country town where Hillary West, who had hoped to become a great writer, settles down as editor of a local newspaper.
The gradual development of Hillary's neurosis and his domestic relations with his wife, and little daughter build up a drama of strong human interest.