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There lay over Melbourne, as over all Australia, a mass hopelessness that touched everyone, even those who felt secure. It was impossible to escape being affected by it. In the third book of Alan Marshall's three-part autobiography, his own struggle to assert himself socially and professionally despite his disability, becomes overwhelmed by the Depression that gradually engulfs those around him. Resilient now to disabling circumstances, Alan Marshall survives a sacking, a bankruptcy and a short-lived venture as an apartment proprietor. Escaping Melbourne's oppressive influence, he wanders the roads to the north, finding rich experience in his encounters with vagabonds and sideshow folk. Told with gentle humour and moving sympathy, his story leaves one with a vivid picture of grim times and admiration for a remarkable man.
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A writer with an ear for the rhythms of Australian speech, Melbourne-based Alan Marshall published in the dominant social realist tradition of the 1940s and '50s. The author of short stories, journalism, children's books, novels and advice columns, he is best remembered for the first book of his autobiography, I Can Jump Puddles (1955) His work is marked by a deep interest in rural and working-class life, with an emphasis on shared experience.
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- PublisherLongman Australia Pty Ltd
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0701515317
- ISBN 13 9780701515317
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. reprint. Signed by Author. the 3rd of the author's autobiographical books, him continuing his good-humoured battle against affliction and an often heartless world. The book is secondhand and until I accidentally tugged at the half title page which is signed by Alan Marshall and dated June 1981, causing the page to slightly separate from the binding, there is no other damage to describe. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 268 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0701515317. ISBN/EAN: 9780701515317. Inventory No: 0274670. Seller Inventory # 0274670
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