Tirra Lirra by the River
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Book Overview
Nora Porteous, a witty, ambitious woman from Brisbane, returns to her childhood home at age 70. Her life has taken her from a failed marriage in Sydney to freedom in London; she forged a modest career... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140069453
ISBN13:9780140069457
Release Date:January 1984
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:141 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.0" x 7.7"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
An appealing favourite
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
One of the few books I have re-read in adulthood, having discovered it in late teenagehood. Very good indeed. Its descption of life for a woman seeking independence in Sydney on the post-WW2 period is excellent, as is the exposition of aging, and the bitter-sweetness of an expat returning to a former home. In the scenes in Brisbane suburbia you can almost smell the frangipani and mango trees!
You'll want to discover this wonderful writer.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Jessica Anderson deserves a place alongside the equally masterful Alice Munro. Her prose is flawless, compelling, simple and elegant, and it serves a finely crafted story and page-turning plot. I don't know why Anderson is not better known, but I certainly feel lucky that I found her.
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