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Telltale: Reading Writing Remembering

Hardcover. Laminated boards. Condición: AS NEW COPY! AUSTRALIANA Autobiography - âI was confined, locked into my library, tracing my heartbeats from way, way back.âInÂTelltale, Carmel Bird seizes on an enforced isolation to re-read a rich dispensary of books from her past. A rule she sets herself is that she can consult only the books in her house, even if some, such as the much-loved Thornton Wilderâs The Bridge of San Luis Rey, appear to be stubbornly elusive. Her library is comprehensive, and each book chosen - or that cannot be refused - enables an opening, a connection to people, time, place, myth, image, and the experience of a writing life. From her fatherâs bomb shelter to her motherâs raspberry jam, from a lost Georgian public library with ânarrow little streets of booksâ to the memory of crossing by bridge the turbulent waters of the Tamar River, to a revelatory picnic at Tasmaniaâs Cataract Gorge in 1945, this is the most intimate of memoirs.It is one that never shies from the horrors of world history, the treatment of First Nations People, or the literary misrepresentations of the past.Original, lyrical, and hugely enjoyable,ÂTelltale, with its finely wrought insight and artful storytelling, is destined to delight.âA book about books that dreams you through a library of life.â - Bruce PascoeâI have so loved this book! It walks us through the encounters of a lifetime, always with a delightful eye for strange connections and elusive memories. It is testimony to a life of great intellectual generosity and human compassion. It is irresistible.â - Michael McGirrpp. 288 First Edition #150226  Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Nº de ref. del artículo: 95006

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