Coins for the Ferryman - Couverture souple

Sperling, Leone

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0992560160 ISBN 13 : 9780992560164

Editeur : Cilento Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

At forty and divorced a woman journeys from Australia to Europe on a voyage to freedom and discovery. Her escape is from the past – from the demanding social and sexual roles which have trapped her all her life. In distancing herself she is at last free to examine her childhood, adolescence and marriage, to see with a new clarity her inner compulsions and driving sexuality. This is the story of one woman’s liberation, told with wit and an eccentricity of observation. It is her realization that in the Stygian passage through life she has paid more than her due, and the rest of the journey is free. COINS FOR THE FERRYMAN is a startling first novel from a talented writer.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Leone’s writing is open and honest. Her style is spare and simple but constantly displays a willingness to confront and examine both the joyful and the darker aspects of human emotions and relationships. Leone Sperling was born in Sydney in 1937, graduated from Sydney University with a BA Honours degree in English literature and taught English full-time with TAFE, a twenty year career that she found rewarding and fulfilling. She regards the fact that she found time to write as a minor miracle because her marriage ended when her children were very young. Three books, Coins for the Ferryman, Mother’s Day and Oasis were published between 1981 and 1990. She was awarded a Literature Board grant in 1985. She has also had several short stories and articles published in national newspapers and Australian anthologies. These are now collected in The Book of Life. After taking early retirement she wrote two novels, What About Love? and Jamie. She then undertook a four-year naturopathic Diploma in Nutrition. Leone now enjoys close, mutually rewarding relationships with her four children and six grandchildren and studies Latin with Continuing Education at Sydney University. Severe hearing impairment has resulted in the need for a Cochlear implant. For several years Leone has been on the Management Committee of Better Hearing Australia’s Sydney branch and spends a considerable amount of time as a research volunteer with Cochlear and with the National Acoustic Laboratories.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cilento Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0992560160
• ISBN 13: 9780992560164
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 218
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