Bibliograph

Lilian's story, Kate Grenville

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Label

Lilian's story, Kate Grenville

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Lilian's story

Responsibility statement

Kate Grenville

Series statement

Lilian, 1

Summary

Listen, I told myself, and heard the waves against the harbour wall, a gull being peevish, the white tapping stick of a blind man against the stones. Listen, I told myself, this is history. Loosely inspired by the legendary Sydney bohemian Bea Miles, Kate Grenville's much loved debut novel recounts the life of the irrepressible Lilian Una Singer: from wealthy middleclass girlhood under the rule of a monstrous father, to outspoken independence in adulthood, and eventually sleeping rough on the city's streets in later years, her spirit undaunted. Bold, exuberant and richly imaginative, Lilian's Story was acclaimed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1985. It is unforgettable

Target audience

adult

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