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Second Half First by Drusilla Modjeska
$23.00 AUD
Category: Literary
A stunning new memoir from one of Australia's most highly acclaimed writers Beginning with the disastrous events of the night before her fortieth birthday, in Second Half First Drusilla Modjeska looks back on the experiences of the past thirty years that have shaped her writing, her reading and the way ...Show more
Second Half First - A Memoir by Drusilla Modjeska
$40.00 AUD
Category: Australian
Beginning with the disastrous events of the night before her fortieth birthday, in Second Half First Drusilla Modjeska looks back on the experiences of the past thirty years that have shaped her writing, her reading and the way she has lived. From a childhood in England, and her parents' difficult marri ...Show more
The Best Australian Essays 2007 by Drusilla Modjeska
$27.95 AUD
Category: Essays
Promises to be a rich and diverting collection of essays, compiled by one of Australia's finest writers, Modjeska. As well as showcasing some of Australia's best non-fiction writers, Modjeska demonstrates through her selection the wonderful versatility and beauty of the essay form.
The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska
$19.99 AUD
Category: Australian
'A novel as intricate and powerful as the bark-cloth paintings at its heart' -- Anna FunderIn 1968 Papua New Guinea is on the brink of independence, and everything is about to change. Amidst the turmoil filmmaker Leonard arrives from England with his Dutch wife, Rika, to study and film an isolated villa ...Show more
The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska
$32.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
In 1968 Papua New Guinea is on the brink of independence, and everything is about to change. Amidst the turmoil filmmaker Leonard arrives from England with his Dutch wife, Rika, to study and film an isolated village high in the mountains. The villagers' customs and art have been passed down through gene ...Show more
The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska
$19.99 AUD
Category: Australian
A luminously written, rich tale of a country on the brink of independence, and split personal loyalties within postcolonial society In 1968, Papua New Guinea is on the brink of independence, and everything is about to change. Amidst the turmoil ethnographic filmmaker Leonard arrives from England with h ...Show more
The Orchard by Drusilla Modjeska
$22.95 AUD
Category: Australian
'In The Orchard [Modjeska] further develops her distinctive style, weaving fact with fiction, the essay with a flowing fictional narrative, and stories within stories... Modjeska is accessible and entertaining, a good story-teller... Love, adultery, marriage, and domination; sight, the fear of blindness ...Show more
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