2010
First Published
3.46
Average Rating
133
Number of Pages
Deeply moving and honest, this memoir reflects upon the author divorce. Written in a series of vignettes, this account vividly portrays the pain, fear, and joy of childhood as well as the breathtaking beauty of the landscape. Honoring the country folk among whom she grew up, the author remembers the inconsequential act of an adult neighbor and the death of a young boy, demonstrating how she learned the meaning of kindness and experienced the desolation of loss. Filled with moments of impish humor and heartbreaking tragedy, this record observes the growth of a social and historical imagination.
Avg Rating
3.46
Number of Ratings
28
5 STARS
14%
4 STARS
43%
3 STARS
21%
2 STARS
18%
1 STARS
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Author
Anne Manne
Author · 4 books
Anne Manne is a Melbourne writer. She has been a regular columnist for the Australian and the Age. More recently her essays on contemporary culture such as child abuse, pornography, gendercide and disability have all appeared in The Monthly magazine. Her essay ‘Ebony: The Girl in the Room’ was included in The Best Australian Essay’s: A Ten Year Collection. Her book, Motherhood: How should we care for our children, was a finalist in the Walkley Award for Best Non-Fiction Book of 2006. She has written a Quarterly Essay, ‘Love and Money: The family of the Free Market’ and a memoir, So this is Life: Scenes from a country childhood.
- Taken from The Life of I: The New Culture of Narcissism
