BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
GOUGH WHITLAM
Troy Bramston
HB $ 55.00
This is the definitive biography of Australia’ s 21st prime minister, and the first since his death in 2014, providing an unvarnished analysis on how he governed, and the dramatic story of his dismissal on Remembrance Day, 1975. Drawing on thousands of pages of newly discovered archives and interviews with more than one hundred people, Troy Bramston, Australia’ s leading political biographer, gives the most comprehensively researched account of Whitlam’ s life and career ever published. It is an epic story of triumph and tragedy, filled with revelations that will surprise and shock.
SERIOUSLY SILLY: THE LIFE OF TERRY JONES
Robert Ross
PB $ 34.99
due nov 11
Seriously Silly is an intimate portrait of Terry Jones – Python, actor, director, historian, reluctant national treasure and purveyor of sincere silliness – written by his close friend Robert Ross, with a foreword from Michael Palin( and the blessing of and cooperation of his family and the people who knew him best). This is the story of a comedy legend. Throughout this journey, Terry’ s extraordinary determination and resilience shine through, not least in his final years as he battled with dementia. Seriously Silly is a loving portrayal of the man behind the laughter.
BOOK OF LIVES: A MEMOIR OF SORTS
Margaret Atwood
HB $ 69.99
due nov 4
The greatest writer of our time tells her own story. From her childhood in the Canadian far north, to her position today as a revered truth-teller and literary icon; immerse yourself in the creative universe of Margaret Atwood for a riot of life, art and everything in between. Raised by scientifically minded parents, Atwood spent most of each year in the wild forest of northern Quebec – a vast playground for her entomologist father and independent, resourceful mother. It was an unfettered and nomadic childhood, sometimes isolated, but also thrilling and beautiful.
ELIZABETH HARR- OWER: THE WOMAN IN THE WATCH TOWER
Susan Wyndham
PB $ 39.99
Elizabeth Harrower wrote some of the most intense, original and highly regarded novels of the twentieth century. Then she abruptly stopped writing in the 1970s and became one of the most puzzling mysteries of Australian literature. Why didn’ t she continue? Harrower gave evasive answers to friends and interviewers, and only since her death in 2020 has a deeper search been possible. Drawing on time spent with Harrower, revealing analysis of her fiction and new research, Wyndham unmasks a literary legend.
JOYRIDE: A MEMOIR
Susan Orlean
PB $ 34.99
due nov 4
‘ The story of my life is the story of my stories,’ writes Susan Orlean in this extraordinary, era-defining memoir from one of the greatest practitioners of narrative non-fiction of our time. Joyride is a magic carpet ride through Orlean’ s life and career, where every day is an opportunity for discovery, and every moment holds the potential for wonder. It is also her most personal book ever, and charts her journalistic rise. Throughout her storied career, her curiosity draws her to explore the most ordinary and extraordinary of places. Infused with Orlean’ s signature warmth and wit, Joyride is a must-read for anyone who hungers to start, build and sustain a creative life.
VAGABOND Tim Curry
HB $ 55.00
Actor, rock‘ n’ roll singer, the prince of Halloween, confusing sex symbol. Many labels have been given to the inimitable Tim Curry over the years. All are true, and yet none are quite right. Here, for the first time, Curry reveals the raucous and true story of the man who has captivated audiences on stage and screen for over 50 years. From iconic roles as Frank N Furter, Wadsworth, and Pennywise the Clown, to brushes with the likes of Ian McKellen, Andy Warhol and even Kermit the Frog, Vagabond is a fascinating and riotous portrait of one the most enigmatic performers of our time.
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