The Lion in the Room Next Door |
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Author:
| Simonds, Merilyn |
Series title: | Bloomsbury Paperbacks Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7475-5380-9 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Imprint: | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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In this spellbinding book Merilyn Simonds dazzles us with her storytelling gift and her lucid, highly charged prose. Inspired by moments and events from a life, these richly layered stories distil memory into compelling narratives that veer deftly from the personal to the universal. Transporting the reader from Brazil, Canada, and Sweden, to Mexico, Greece and Hawaii, Simonds brilliantly juxtaposes a sense of place with specific elements from a life at its turning points.
In this spellbinding book Merilyn Simonds dazzles us with her storytelling gift and her lucid, highly charged prose. Inspired by moments and events from a life, these richly layered stories distil memory into compelling narratives that veer deftly from the personal to the universal. Transporting the reader from Brazil, Canada, and Sweden, to Mexico, Greece and Hawaii, Simonds brilliantly juxtaposes a sense of place with specific elements from a life at its turning points.