| Description |
232 pages ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
Two literary lives defined by storytelling and secrets As her mother Joan lies dying, Gabrielle Carey writes a letter to Joan's childhood friend, the reclusive novelist Randolph Stow. This letter sets in motion a literary pilgrimage that reveals long-buried family secrets. Like her mother, Stow had grown up in Western Australia. After early literary success and a Miles Franklin Award win in 1958 for his novel To the Islands, he left for England and a life of self-imposed exile. Living most of her life on the east coast, Gabrielle was also estranged from her family's west Australian roots, but never questioned why. A devoted fan of Stow's writing, she becomes fascinated by his connection with her mother, but before she can meet him he dies. With only a few pieces of correspondence to guide her, Gabrielle embarks on a journey from the red-dirt landscape of Western Australia to the English seaside town of Harwich to understand her family's past and Stow's place in it. Moving Among Strangers is a celebration of one of Australia's most enigmatic and visionary writers |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Library's N copy signed by Gabrielle Carey. ANL |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 230-232) |
| Notes |
Winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award - Non-Fiction, 2014 |
| Subject |
Carey, Gabrielle, 1959-
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Carey, Joan, 1922-2009.
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Carey, Joan.
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Stow, Randolph, 1935-2010.
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Authors, Australian -- Biography.
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Families -- Australia -- Western Australia.
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Families -- Australia -- Western Australia.
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Families.
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Family secrets -- Australia -- Western Australia.
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Family secrets.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| LC no. |
2014407398 |
| ISBN |
9780702249921 |
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