Lilian's Story
by Grenville, Kate
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0868614939
- ISBN 13
- 9780868614939
- Seller
-
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
North Sydney, NSW: Georg Allen and Unwin, 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The jacket is lightly shelfstained and lightly knocked at the edges; the front end paper has been clipped at the head, presumably to remove an ownership inscription, and the tail has an address stamp. Overall a clean, unmarked and solid copy. "Lilian's Story was her first published novel (1985) and won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award. It was loosely based on the story of Bea Miles, known in Sydney for her eccentric public behaviour. It has become one of Australia's best-loved novels and in 1996 was made into a film starring Ruth Cracknell and Toni Collette; Collette won the Australian Film Institute award for supporting actress for her performance as the young Lilian." Wikipedia
Synopsis
Madness, cruelty, and sexuality permeate the household in which Lilian Una Singer is raised-an upper-crust Victorian world of teacups and servants. But Lilian, shielded by layers of fat, an iron will, and an indomitable spirit, has her sights set on an education, love, and-finally-her own transcendent forms of independence.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Good Reading Second Hand Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019700
- Title
- Lilian's Story
- Author
- Grenville, Kate
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0868614939
- ISBN 13
- 9780868614939
- Publisher
- Georg Allen and Unwin
- Place of Publication
- North Sydney, NSW
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Australian Literature Modern First Editiond
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Good Reading Second Hand Books
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Benalla, Victoria
About Good Reading Second Hand Books
Good Reading operates from a house, which is all bookshop, and holds approximately 35,000 titles. It is open by appointment only.Benalla is a country town two and a half hours north of Melbourne on both the Hume and the Midland Highway.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.