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Madeleine: A Life Of Madeleine St John
Author(s): Helen Trinca (Author)
- Publisher: Text Classics
- Publication Date: 14 Nov. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 280 pages
- ISBN-10: 1921922842
- ISBN-13: 9781921922848
Book Description
Madeleine St John had a brilliant, creative mind and wrote four remarkable novels, including the irrepressibly optimistic and lovely Australian classic The Women in Black. But her personal life was anything but happy. Helen Trinca has captured the troubled life of Madeleine St John in this touching account.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘The vibrant and witty prose of Australian novelist Madeleine St John belies a somber and troubled soul according to this new biography, which delves into the writer’s fragile psyche… this insightful study pays homage to a gifted, but underrated author.’ —
The LadyMadeleine s story, clearly and sympathetically told, is one of fractured identity, emotional disaster and a wonderful late-flowering talent against many odds… When, in 1993, Women in Black appeared, it was an instant success (Shena McKay, Hilary Mantel and Clive James all regard it as a work of genius). Although by no means a confessional novel, it is in its deceptively lighthearted way an indictment of Australian repression and provincialism. With any luck, this biography will help to bring her the readership she deserves.’ —-
The Spectator‘The vibrant and witty prose of Australian novelist Madeleine St John belies a sombre and troubled soul according to this new biography, which delves into the writer’s fragile psyche… this insightful study pays homage to a gifted, but underrated author.’ –The Lady
