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Synopsis
Madness, cruelty, and sexuality permeate the household in which Lilian Una Singer is raised-an upper-crust Victorian world of teacups and servants. But Lilian, shielded by layers of fat, an iron will, and an indomitable spirit, has her sights set on an education, love, and-finally-her own transcendent forms of independence.
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'This novel is bound for glory: it is original, moving, and brilliantly convincing.'
Vogue
Lilian Una Singer starts life as the daughter of a prosperous middle-class family. She ends it as a cheerfully eccentric bag-lady living on the streets, quoting Shakespeare for a living. How did she come to take this journey, and why did she make the choices she did?
The world presents Lilian with many obstacles, not least the fact that she is a woman. But in spite of everything, she triumphantly makes her life her own, savouring every moment with the reminder that 'everything matters'.
Lilian's Story is a wonderful, life-affirming novel from one of our most gifted writers.
'Lilian's Story takes you into another world, which is rare.'
Guardian
'Grenville's prose is breathtaking and her novel is a miracle of characterisation . . . This is a rare and beautiful book.'
Boston Globe
About the Author
Kate Grenville was born in Sydney and worked in the film industry after graduating from university. She lived and travelled in Europe and the United States for several years and has a Masters degree in Creative Writing from the University of Colorado. Since 1982 she has again been living in Australia where she is regarded with affection and respect as one of our most talented writers.Lilian's Story won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1984. Kate Grenville is also the author of Bearded Ladies,Dreamhouse and Joan Makes History, as well as of the non-fiction works, The Writing Book and MakingStories with Sue Woolfe. Kate Grenville has two young children and continues to write fiction.
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0140085475
- ISBN 13 9780140085471
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages240
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. From the dust jacket of the hard cover: "A stunningly written evocation of a trouble life, Lilian's Story introduces a striking, magical new talent from Australia. Kate Grenville is a first-rate stylist who depicts the terrors of childhood-- including playground persecution of the weak-- and the minefields of adolescence with startling intensity." 227 pages. Author's first novel & winner of the Australian/Vogel Literary Award 1984. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. a clean secondhand copy, no damage to detail apart from age toning of the page edges and reading creases on the spine. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0140085475. ISBN/EAN: 9780140085471. Inventory No: 0270571. Seller Inventory # 0270571
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. From the dust jacket of the hard cover: "A stunningly written evocation of a trouble life, Lilian's Story introduces a striking, magical new talent from Australia. Kate Grenville is a first-rate stylist who depicts the terrors of childhood-- including playground persecution of the weak-- and the minefields of adolescence with startling intensity." 227 pages. Author's first novel & winner of the Australian/Vogel Literary Award 1984. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. a clean secondhand copy, no damage to detail apart from age toning of the page edges and reading creases on the spine. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0140085475. ISBN/EAN: 9780140085471. Inventory No: 0273987. Seller Inventory # 0273987
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