Inherited |
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Author:
| Curtin, Amanda |
ISBN: | 978-1-74258-293-1 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
Publisher: | UWA Publishing
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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A dancer in a wheelchair. A collector of corks. One woman seduced by a mountain and another by Freddo Frogs. A man who hears his dead wife's voice. A poet whose voice has disappeared. A photographer distilling grief in his lens. A sound designer stealing the sound of a room. These are stories concerned with the gifts and burdens we inherit from those we love and from the world at large; and what we, in turn, leave behind. Families, relationships, memory, secrets, memorialisation,...
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A dancer in a wheelchair. A collector of corks. One woman seduced by a mountain and another by Freddo Frogs. A man who hears his dead wife's voice. A poet whose voice has disappeared. A photographer distilling grief in his lens. A sound designer stealing the sound of a room. These are stories concerned with the gifts and burdens we inherit from those we love and from the world at large; and what we, in turn, leave behind. Families, relationships, memory, secrets, memorialisation, creativity, collecting, ageing and obsession all weave themselves through these nineteen short gems.
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