First Things First: Selected letters of Kate Llewellyn 1977-2004

318 pages. I've always said I will write anywhere. You could throw me into prison, cut o ff my arms and legs and you will find me in the morning with a pen in my mouth w riting on the floor.Collected here for the first time are selected letter s from the private correspondence of one of Australia's most loved authors, Kate Llewellyn (The Waterlily, A Fig at the Gate). Written with her distinctive ardo ur and enthusiasm, skipping some words, shortening others, she discusses poetry, art, sex and gardening with painters and writers.Kate Llewellyn's letter s brim with energy and humour. Editors Ruth Bacchus and Barbara Hill have sifted through decades of correspondence to produce a volume which reveals her life an d work, and the result is a joy to read: a precious insight into the world of on e of this country's master wordsmiths.