The Truth & Addy Loest Paperback / softback
by Kim Kelly
Paperback / softback
Description
<b><b>Truth is not a destination - it's a magical ride.</b></b><br><br>Addy Loest is harbouring a secret - several, in fact. Dedicated overthinker, frockaholic and hard-partyer, she's been doing all she can to avoid the truth for quite some time.<br><br>A working-class girl raised between the Port Kembla Steelworks and the surf of the Illawarra coast, Addy is a fish out of water at the prestigious University of Sydney. She's also the child of German immigrants, and her broken-hearted widower dad won't tell her anything about her family's tragic past.<br><br>But it's 1985, a time of all kinds of excess, from big hair to big misogyny, and distractions are easy. Distractions, indeed, are Addy's best skill - until one hangover too many leads her to meet a particular frock and a particular man, each of whom will bring all her truths hurtling home.<br><br>Told with Kim Kelly's incomparable warmth and wit, <i>The Truth & Addy Loest</i> is a magical trip through shabby-chic inner-city Sydney, a tale of music and moonlight, literature and love - and of discovering the only story that really matters is the one you write for yourself.<br><br><b>Praise for Kim Kelly</b><br><br>'Consummate storytelling.' - Tracy Sorensen, <i>The Lucky Galah</i><br>'alive, full-hearted and shimmering with hope' - Belinda Castles, <i>Bluebottle</i><br>'an author who writes with such a striking sense of atmosphere and sublime instinct' - Theresa Smith Writes<br>'It is uplifting to know that there are people who can write like this, with clarity, a bit of devilment and a hint of a smile.' - <i>Canberra Times</i><br>'marvellous depth and authenticity based on some impressive research, and her characters, plot and fluid prose draw the reader into this world' - <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br>'colourful, evocative and energetic' - <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i><br>'told with wit, warmth and courage' - Kylie Mason, <i>The Newtown Review of Books</i><br>'Kim writes like no one else, with a depth of skill few authors achieve.' - Kelly Rimmer, <i>The Things We Cannot Say</i><br>'a literary page-turner ... Kim Kelly is a talented and courageous story-teller' - Cassie Hamer, <i>The End of Cuthbert Close</i><br>
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:302 pages
- Publisher:Jazz Monkey Publications
- Publication Date:01/02/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781922389084
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:302 pages
- Publisher:Jazz Monkey Publications
- Publication Date:01/02/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781922389084