How to End a Story (Paperback)

Helen Garner

ISBN 10: 1922458945 / ISBN 13: 9781922458940

Published by Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2022

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Paperback. The third instalment of diaries from the inimitable Helen Garner covers four eventful years in the life of one of Australia's most treasured writers.Helen Garner's third volume of diaries is an account of a woman fighting to hold on to a marriage that is disintegrating around her.Living with a powerfully ambitious writer who is consumed by his work, and trying to find a place for her own spirit to thrive, she rails against the confines. At the same time she is desperate to find the truth in their relationship-and the truth of her own self.This is a harrowing story, a portrait of the messy, painful, dark side of love lost, of betrayal and sadness and the sheer force of a woman's anger. But it is also a story of resilience and strength, strewn with sharp insight, moments of joy and hope, the immutable ties of motherhood and the regenerative power of a room of one's own. The third instalment of diaries from the inimitable Helen Garner covers four eventful years in the life of one of Australias most treasured writers. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to End a Story (Paperback)
• Publisher: Text Publishing, Melbourne
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1922458945
• ISBN 13: 9781922458940
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Helen Garner’s third volume of diaries is an account of a woman fighting to hold on to a marriage that is disintegrating around her.

Living with a powerfully ambitious writer who is consumed by his work, and trying to find a place for her own spirit to thrive, she rails against the confines. At the same time she is desperate to find the truth in their relationship – and the truth of her own self.

This is a harrowing story, a portrait of the messy, painful, dark side of love lost, of betrayal and sadness and the sheer force of a woman’s anger. But it is also a story of resilience and strength, strewn with sharp insight, moments of joy and hope, the immutable ties of motherhood and the regenerative power of a room of one’s own.