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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. GALLANT, André (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This fine first edition , inscribed in holiday red on the fep, profusely illustrated in color, is tight, bright, and clean, free of markings. GALLANT, André (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).
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Published by HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, New South Wales, 2024
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. From the author of the Miles Franklin Award shortlisted Storyland, comes a rich, layered and thrilling novel of love, war and friendship, To Sing of War.Longlisted 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize 'Transcends the boundaries of historical fiction' Books+PublishingDECEMBER 1944 In New Guinea, a… young Australian nurse, Lotte Wyld, chances upon her first love, Virgil Nicholson, a soldier in the Allies' hard-fought jungle campaign. At Los Alamos in the United States, idealistic physicists Miriam Carver and Fred Johnson join Robert Oppenheimer and a team of brilliant scientists in a collective dream to build a weapon that will stop all war, while Kitty Oppenheimer wrestles with restrictions on her freedom. And on the sacred island of Miyajima in Japan, Hiroko Narushima is doing her best to protect her family.Each of these people yearns to belong, yet each fiercely protects their independence. Secrets, misunderstandings and fears burden them; shame shapes them; hope and imagination lift them up. They are caught in a moment of history, both enthralled and appalled by actions they must undertake.A beautiful, rich and intricately woven novel, To Sing of War asks how one person can make a difference in a world that is wondrous, thrilling and endangered. It insists on our interconnectedness, hums with the energy of the world and is a blazingly powerful and deeply moving account of friendship, love and war.'Deeply intelligent and very affecting' The Saturday Paper'In an exquisite, braided narrative, To Sing of War reanimates World War II in a paean to the environment.' Australian Book Review'To Sing of War is one of the best things I've read this year, sweeping and yet intimate, ambitious, lyrical, propelled by memorable characters you don't want to let go of . a fluid sense of time, a strong evocation of place and events. It's a novel of big themes, boldly told.' Caroline Baum'An intricately woven novel, straddling war, love and friendship.' Sydney Morning Herald'This is a book I didn't want to end. Its story, characters, settings and portrayal of war's insidious barbarity are utterly compelling.' Good Reading Bookclub 'I read very quickly, was totally immersed in it, and then I noticed there were moments of birdsong, of nature, and of music and war; this idea of singing war, which goes back both to Virgil and also to something else, she references Brecht at the beginning, but there is something that she is doing there that I found terribly moving.' Kate Evans, ABC Radio, The Bookshelf'Catherine McKinnon's last novel, the Miles Franklin-shortlisted Storyland, is one of the more striking Australian novels of recent years . Her new novel, To Sing of War, is no less ambitious. Interweaving the stories of half a dozen characters spread across the planet, it traces them to their convergence in the moment when the bomb fell on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, wiping out tens of thousands of lives in a matter of seconds . The real power of this deeply intelligent and very affecting novel flows from its awareness of what war does to those caught up in it.' James Bradley, The Saturday Paper'War writing can sometimes be formulaic and cliched, but McKinnon seeks a grittier view of war's complexities. To Sing of War recognises the prevalence of sexual violence in wartime - something which is often overlooked in commemorations.' Brigid Magner, The Conversation Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Tight clean book, unmarked but for inscription signed by Mackinnon (In faded green ink) and Herron (in bold blue ink).; 12 X 9.40 X 0.80 inches; Signed by All Authors. Illustrated by Andre Gallant (illustrator).
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. First Edition. 454 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.
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Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Catherine McKinnon Form…at: Paperback Number of Pages: 468 Claire Delaney is an obstreperous fifteen-year-old, and her mother, Jackie, is a bit of a flake. They both have a lot on their plates, try keep to keep the younger children in their family together after the tragic death of their father. They're driving each other crazy. Paperback.
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Published by HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2024
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Paperback. Catherine McKinnon, HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd. From the author of the Miles Franklin Award shortlisted Storyland , comes a rich, layered and thrilling novel of love, war and friendship, To Sing of War . Longlisted 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize 'Transcends the boundaries of historical fiction' Book…s+Publishing DECEMBER 1944 In New Guinea, a young Australian nurse, Lotte Wyld, chances upon her first love, Virgil Nicholson, a soldier in the Allies' hard-fought jungle campaign. At Los Alamos in the United States, idealistic physicists Miriam Carver and Fred Johnson join Robert Oppenheimer and a team of brilliant scientists in a collective dream to build a weapon that will stop all war, while Kitty Oppenheimer wrestles with restrictions on her freedom. And on the sacred island of Miyajima in Japan, Hiroko Narushima is doing her best to protect her family. Each of these people yearns to belong, yet each fiercely protects their independence. Secrets, misunderstandings and fears burden them; shame shapes them; hope and imagination lift them up. They are caught in a moment of history, both enthralled and appalled by actions they must undertake. A beautiful, rich and intricately woven novel, To Sing of War asks how one person can make a difference in a world that is wondrous, thrilling and endangered. It insists on our interconnectedness, hums with the energy of the world and is a blazingly powerful and deeply moving account of friendship, love and war. 'Deeply intelligent and very affecting' The Saturday Paper 'In an exquisite, braided narrative, To Sing of War reanimates World War II in a paean to the environment.' Australian Book Review ' To Sing of War is one of the best things I've read this year, sweeping and yet intimate, ambitious, lyrical, propelled by memorable characters you don't want to let go of . a fluid sense of time, a strong evocation of place and events. It's a novel of big themes, boldly told.' Caroline Baum 'An intricately woven novel, straddling war, love and friendship.' Sydney Morning Herald 'This is a book I didn't want to end. Its story, characters, settings and portrayal of war's insidious barbarity are utterly compelling.' Good Reading Bookclub 'I read very quickly, was totally immersed in it, and then I noticed there were moments of birdsong, of nature, and of music and war; this idea of singing war, which goes back both to Virgil and also to something else, she references Brecht at the beginning, but there is something that she is doing there that I found terribly moving.' Kate Evans, ABC Radio, The Bookshelf 'Catherine McKinnon's last novel, the Miles Franklin-shortlisted Storyland , is one of the more striking Australian novels of recent years . Her new novel, To Sing of War, is no less ambitious. Interweaving the stories of half a dozen characters spread across the planet, it traces them to their convergence in the moment when the bomb fell on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, wiping out tens of thousands of lives in a matter of seconds . The real power of this deeply intelligent and very affecting novel flows from its awareness of what war does to those caught up in it.' James Bradley, The Saturday Paper 'War writing can sometimes be formulaic and cliched, but McKinnon seeks a grittier view of war's complexities. To Sing of War recognises the prevalence of sexual violence in wartime - something which is often overlooked in commemorations.' Brigid Magner, The Conversation. Paperback.
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 168 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.
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Published by Goddard-Zaxis Publishing Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1991
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Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good condition. Light wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Dust jacket in very good condition. Pictures available upon request.? AP. GALLANT, André (illustrator).
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Ars Musice : Johannes De Grocheio
Grocheio, Johannes de (EDT); Mews, Constant J. (EDT); Crossley, John N. (EDT); Jeffreys, Catherine (EDT); Mckinnon, Leigh (EDT)
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Published by Goddard-Zaxis Publishing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1991
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. The book is inscribed, signed and dated by both authors The book is near fine with very slight edge wear in a near fine dust jacket with very slight edge wear. GALLANT, André (illustrator).
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Published by Viking, 2008
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. PAPERBACK LARGE SIZE EDITION.WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE Viking, 2008. Used. Claire Delaney is an obstreperous fifteen year old, and her mother, Jackie, is a bit of a flake. They both have a lot on their plates, trying to keep to keep the younger children in their family together after the tra…gic death of their father. They're driving each other crazy. Jackie can't keep off the booze, and has decided to remarry a younger man, much to Claire's disgust. While Jackie embarks on a new pathway, that includes reworking long-held principles as well as getting her stand-up comedy career back on track, Claire apprentices herself to Nino Milani, a volatile if somewhat chauvinistic chef, who teaches her the secrets of his kitchen. But Nino's impact on Claire begins to affect Jackie too, in ways that are both unexpected and confusing. Around the warmth of the kitchen table, they both discover that life - like all the best recipes - is both mysterious and mysteriously simple. This is a witty look at the difficulty of dealing with the past in order to take on the future, a story about the foibles of love, the triumphs and disasters, and about the compassion, awkwardness and indignity of family life."--Provided by publisher.
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Contact seller5-star sellerSoftcover. Exlibrary marks. Stapled binding is sound. Pages slightly tanned with typscript font. Wrappers are paper with heavy edge wear and overall shelf wear. Compiled history of two churches in Mount Gilead, North Carolina. Ex-Library; 11.5" (29 cm) tall; 70 pages. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine - Slight Chips. 1st.Can Ed. Delightfully illustrated anthology of family reminiscences, recipes etc. reflecting Christmas in Canada. 159p. illus(col.) Name of owner n title page, else fine. GALLANT, André (illustrator).
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An ambitious, remarkable and moving novel about who we are: our past, present and future, and our connection to this land. In 1796, a young cabin boy, Will Martin, goes on a voyage of discovery in the Tom Thumb with Matthew Flinders and Mr Bass: two men and a boy in a tiny boat on an exploratory…journey south from Sydney Cove to the Illawarra, full of hope and dreams, daring and fearfulness. Set on the banks of Lake Illawarra and spanning four centuries, Storyland is a unique and compelling novel of people and place - which tells in essence the story of Australia. Told in an unfurling narrative of interlinking stories, in a style reminiscent of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, McKinnon weaves together the stories of Will Martin together with the stories of four others: a desperate ex-convict, Hawker, who commits an act of terrible brutality; Lola, who in 1900 runs a dairy farm on the Illawarra with her brother and sister, when they come under suspicion for a crime they did not commit; Bel, a young girl who goes on a rafting adventure with her friends in 1998 and is unexpectedly caught up in violent events; and in 2033, Nada, who sees her world start to crumble apart. Intriguingly, all these characters are all connected - not only through the same land and water they inhabit over the decades, but also by tendrils of blood, history, memory and property.Compelling, thrilling and ambitious, Storyland is our story, the story of Australia. 'The land is a book waiting to be read' as one of the characters says - and this novel tells us an unforgettable and unputdownable story of our history, our present and our future. 'A beautifully woven story .a devastating retelling of man's effect on the land and the native people, and offers a chilling insight into what may come to pass with climate change. Storyland is reminiscent of Patrick White's A Fringe of Leaves, Kate Grenville's The Secret River and The Lieutenant .and even, dare I say, a bit of Tim Winton's Cloudstreet.' Books+Publishing 'Impressive .a haunted and haunting power' The Australian 'Breathtaking .simply stunning.' Herald Sun 'This is a book I will return to multiple times, both for its beauty and subtlety and for the sheer pleasure of experiencing the world it reflects.' Otago Daily Times 'Storyland is a worthy contender for the Great Australian Novel - encompassing, ambitious' Readings 'It just might be the real story of Australia' Qantas Magazine. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. Author: Catherine McKinnonFormat: Paperback, 155mm x 235mm, 481g, 464 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia, 2024From the author of the Miles Franklin Award shortlisted Storyland, comes a rich, layered and thrilling novel of love, war and friendship, To Sing of…War.Longlisted 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize 'Transcends the boundaries of historical fiction' Books+PublishingDECEMBER 1944 In New Guinea, a young Australian nurse, Lotte Wyld, chances upon her first love, Virgil Nicholson, a soldier in the Allies' hard-fought jungle campaign. At Los Alamos in the United States, idealistic physicists Miriam Carver and Fred Johnson join Robert Oppenheimer and a team of brilliant scientists in a collective dream to build a weapon that will stop all war, while Kitty Oppenheimer wrestles with restrictions on her freedom. And on the sacred island of Miyajima in Japan, Hiroko Narushima is doing her best to protect her family.Each of these people yearns to belong, yet each fiercely protects their independence. Secrets, misunderstandings and fears burden them; shame shapes them; hope and imagination lift them up. They are caught in a moment of history, both enthralled and appalled by actions they must undertake.A beautiful, rich and intricately woven novel, To Sing of War asks how one person can make a difference in a world that is wondrous, thrilling and endangered. It insists on our interconnectedness, hums with the energy of the world and is a blazingly powerful and deeply moving account of friendship, love and war.'Deeply intelligent and very affecting' The Saturday PaperCatherine McKinnon lives in the Southern Highlands on Gundungurra land with her husband, painter and sculptor Gary Christian. She teaches creative writing at the University of Wollongong. Her novel Storyland (Fourth Estate, 2017) was shortlisted for five literary awards including, in 2018, the Miles Franklin Literary Award, the Barbara Jefferis Award and the Voss Literary Prize. Merrigong Theatre has commissioned an adaption of the novel, to be co-written by Catherine and Aunty Barb Nicholson. Catherine is one of the authors of 100 Atmospheres: Studies in Scale and Wonder (Open Humanities Press, 2019) and was co-winner of the 2015 competition that selected five novellas for publication in Griffith Review 50: Tall Tales Short-The Novella Project 111. Her first novel, The Nearly Happy Family, was published by Penguin in 2008. Her plays have been produced nationally and her short stories, reviews and essays have appeared in Griffith Review, Text Journal, Meanjin, Narrative and the Sydney Morning Herald. Paperback.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Adelaide Festival is as much shaped by people and place as it in turn shapes people and place; its identity is a weird and wild shifting thing. It is not owned by one individual, but belongs to everyone.Adelaide Festival 60 Years is an astounding cacophony of images and tales that revel…in the life of the Festival since its founding in 1960 - remembering what it was, anticipating what it might be.The tales are told by the many - choreographers, actors, singers, artistic directors, audience members, writers, lighting designers, arts administrators, curators and more.Stunning full-colour photography captures moments in time, both sweeping and intimate, woven together to form an important story of culture and ideas across 60 years of history and 35 iconic festivals. Adelaide Festival 60 Years is an astounding cacophony of images and tales that revel in the life of the Festival since 1960 - remembering what it was, anticipating what it might be. Tales are told by choreographers, actors, singers, artistic directors, audience members, writers, lighting designers, arts administrators, curators and more. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. From the author of the Miles Franklin Award shortlisted Storyland, comes a rich, layered and thrilling novel of love, war and friendship, To Sing of War.Longlisted 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize 'Transcends the boundaries of historical fiction' Books+PublishingDECEMBER 1944 In New Guinea, a… young Australian nurse, Lotte Wyld, chances upon her first love, Virgil Nicholson, a soldier in the Allies' hard-fought jungle campaign. At Los Alamos in the United States, idealistic physicists Miriam Carver and Fred Johnson join Robert Oppenheimer and a team of brilliant scientists in a collective dream to build a weapon that will stop all war, while Kitty Oppenheimer wrestles with restrictions on her freedom. And on the sacred island of Miyajima in Japan, Hiroko Narushima is doing her best to protect her family.Each of these people yearns to belong, yet each fiercely protects their independence. Secrets, misunderstandings and fears burden them; shame shapes them; hope and imagination lift them up. They are caught in a moment of history, both enthralled and appalled by actions they must undertake.A beautiful, rich and intricately woven novel, To Sing of War asks how one person can make a difference in a world that is wondrous, thrilling and endangered. It insists on our interconnectedness, hums with the energy of the world and is a blazingly powerful and deeply moving account of friendship, love and war.'Deeply intelligent and very affecting' The Saturday Paper'In an exquisite, braided narrative, To Sing of War reanimates World War II in a paean to the environment.' Australian Book Review'To Sing of War is one of the best things I've read this year, sweeping and yet intimate, ambitious, lyrical, propelled by memorable characters you don't want to let go of . a fluid sense of time, a strong evocation of place and events. It's a novel of big themes, boldly told.' Caroline Baum'An intricately woven novel, straddling war, love and friendship.' Sydney Morning Herald'This is a book I didn't want to end. Its story, characters, settings and portrayal of war's insidious barbarity are utterly compelling.' Good Reading Bookclub 'I read very quickly, was totally immersed in it, and then I noticed there were moments of birdsong, of nature, and of music and war; this idea of singing war, which goes back both to Virgil and also to something else, she references Brecht at the beginning, but there is something that she is doing there that I found terribly moving.' Kate Evans, ABC Radio, The Bookshelf'Catherine McKinnon's last novel, the Miles Franklin-shortlisted Storyland, is one of the more striking Australian novels of recent years . Her new novel, To Sing of War, is no less ambitious. Interweaving the stories of half a dozen characters spread across the planet, it traces them to their convergence in the moment when the bomb fell on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, wiping out tens of thousands of lives in a matter of seconds . The real power of this deeply intelligent and very affecting novel flows from its awareness of what war does to those caught up in it.' James Bradley, The Saturday Paper'War writing can sometimes be formulaic and cliched, but McKinnon seeks a grittier view of war's complexities. To Sing of War recognises the prevalence of sexual violence in wartime - something which is often overlooked in commemorations.' Brigid Magner, The Conversation Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Condition: acceptable. The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of note…s and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. From the author of the Miles Franklin Award shortlisted Storyland, comes a rich, layered and thrilling novel of love, war and friendship, To Sing of War.Longlisted 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize 'Transcends the boundaries of historical fiction' Books+PublishingDECEMBER 1944 In New Guinea, a… young Australian nurse, Lotte Wyld, chances upon her first love, Virgil Nicholson, a soldier in the Allies' hard-fought jungle campaign. At Los Alamos in the United States, idealistic physicists Miriam Carver and Fred Johnson join Robert Oppenheimer and a team of brilliant scientists in a collective dream to build a weapon that will stop all war, while Kitty Oppenheimer wrestles with restrictions on her freedom. And on the sacred island of Miyajima in Japan, Hiroko Narushima is doing her best to protect her family.Each of these people yearns to belong, yet each fiercely protects their independence. Secrets, misunderstandings and fears burden them; shame shapes them; hope and imagination lift them up. They are caught in a moment of history, both enthralled and appalled by actions they must undertake.A beautiful, rich and intricately woven novel, To Sing of War asks how one person can make a difference in a world that is wondrous, thrilling and endangered. It insists on our interconnectedness, hums with the energy of the world and is a blazingly powerful and deeply moving account of friendship, love and war.'Deeply intelligent and very affecting' The Saturday Paper'In an exquisite, braided narrative, To Sing of War reanimates World War II in a paean to the environment.' Australian Book Review'To Sing of War is one of the best things I've read this year, sweeping and yet intimate, ambitious, lyrical, propelled by memorable characters you don't want to let go of . a fluid sense of time, a strong evocation of place and events. It's a novel of big themes, boldly told.' Caroline Baum'An intricately woven novel, straddling war, love and friendship.' Sydney Morning Herald'This is a book I didn't want to end. Its story, characters, settings and portrayal of war's insidious barbarity are utterly compelling.' Good Reading Bookclub 'I read very quickly, was totally immersed in it, and then I noticed there were moments of birdsong, of nature, and of music and war; this idea of singing war, which goes back both to Virgil and also to something else, she references Brecht at the beginning, but there is something that she is doing there that I found terribly moving.' Kate Evans, ABC Radio, The Bookshelf'Catherine McKinnon's last novel, the Miles Franklin-shortlisted Storyland, is one of the more striking Australian novels of recent years . Her new novel, To Sing of War, is no less ambitious. Interweaving the stories of half a dozen characters spread across the planet, it traces them to their convergence in the moment when the bomb fell on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, wiping out tens of thousands of lives in a matter of seconds . The real power of this deeply intelligent and very affecting novel flows from its awareness of what war does to those caught up in it.' James Bradley, The Saturday Paper'War writing can sometimes be formulaic and cliched, but McKinnon seeks a grittier view of war's complexities. To Sing of War recognises the prevalence of sexual violence in wartime - something which is often overlooked in commemorations.' Brigid Magner, The Conversation Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Condition: New. Composed in Paris during the late thirteenth century, reflects Johannes de Grocheio s awareness of the complexity of the task of describing music.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Adelaide Festival is as much shaped by people and place as it in turn shapes people and place; its identity is a weird and wild shifting thing. It is not owned by one individual, but belongs to everyone.Adelaide Festival 60 Years is an astounding cacophony of images and tales that revel…in the life of the Festival since its founding in 1960 - remembering what it was, anticipating what it might be.The tales are told by the many - choreographers, actors, singers, artistic directors, audience members, writers, lighting designers, arts administrators, curators and more.Stunning full-colour photography captures moments in time, both sweeping and intimate, woven together to form an important story of culture and ideas across 60 years of history and 35 iconic festivals. Adelaide Festival 60 Years is an astounding cacophony of images and tales that revel in the life of the Festival since 1960 - remembering what it was, anticipating what it might be. Tales are told by choreographers, actors, singers, artistic directors, audience members, writers, lighting designers, arts administrators, curators and more. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Adelaide Festival is as much shaped by people and place as it in turn shapes people and place; its identity is a weird and wild shifting thing. It is not owned by one individual, but belongs to everyone.Adelaide Festival 60 Years is an astounding cacophony of images and tales that revel…in the life of the Festival since its founding in 1960 - remembering what it was, anticipating what it might be.The tales are told by the many - choreographers, actors, singers, artistic directors, audience members, writers, lighting designers, arts administrators, curators and more.Stunning full-colour photography captures moments in time, both sweeping and intimate, woven together to form an important story of culture and ideas across 60 years of history and 35 iconic festivals. Adelaide Festival 60 Years is an astounding cacophony of images and tales that revel in the life of the Festival since 1960 - remembering what it was, anticipating what it might be. Tales are told by choreographers, actors, singers, artistic directors, audience members, writers, lighting designers, arts administrators, curators and more. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Pearls Books n Music, Cairns city, QLD, AustraliaPearls Books n Music
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Good. In 1796, a young cabin boy, Will Martin, goes on a voyage of discovery in the Tom Thumb with MatthewFlinders and Mr Bass: two men and a boy in a tiny boat on an exploratory journey south from Sydney Cove to the Illawarra,full of hope and dreams, daring and fearfulness.Set on the banks of Lake Illawarr…a and spanning four centuries,Storyland is a unique and compelling novel of people and place - which tells in essence the story of Australia. Told in anunfurling narrative of interlinking stories, in a style reminiscent of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, McKinnon weaves together the stories of Will Martin together with the stories of four others: a desperate ex-convict, Hawker, who commits an act of terrible brutality; Lola, who in 1900 runs a dairy farm on the Illawarra with her brother and sister, when they come under suspicionfor a crime they did not commit; Bel, a young girl who goes on a rafting adventure with her friends in 1998 and isunexpectedly caught up in violent events; and in 2033, Nada, who sees her world start to crumble apart. Intriguingly, allthese characters are all connected - not only through the same land and water they inhabit over the decades, but also bytendrils of blood, history, memory and property.
