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Unfinished woman : a memoir / Robyn Davidson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781620401620 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xiv, 283 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
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| Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. Personal narratives. Travel writing. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 910.4092 David | 31681010353944 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In 1977, twenty-seven-year-old Robyn Davidson set off with a dog and four camels to cross 1,700 miles of Australian desert to the sea. A life of almost constant traveling followed. From the deserts of Australia, to Sydney's underworld; from Sixties street life, to the London literary scene; from migrating with nomads in Tibet, to 'marrying' an Indian prince, Davidson's quest was motivated by an unquenchable curiosity about other ways of seeing and understanding the world. Davidson threw bombs over her shoulder and seeds into her future on the assumption that something would be growing when she got there. The only terrain she had no interest in exploring was the past. In Unfinished Woman Davidson turns at last to explore that long avoided country. Throughthis brave and revealing memoir, she delves into her childhood and youth to uncover the forces that set her on her path, and confront the cataclysm of her early loss. Unfinished Woman is an unforgettable investigation of time and memory, and a powerful interrogation of how we can live with and find beauty in the uncertainty and strangeness of being. - Baker & Taylor
Embarking on another journey into uncharted territory: the past, the author, world-famous crossing 1,700 miles of Australian desert in 1977, presents the story of a mother and daughter through time: of their despair and survival, and their unbreakable bond with a landscape that would define, scar and heal them. - McMillan Palgrave
"Searching, captivating and miraculously honest. Davidson has a voice we want to travel with, and to know."--Lisa Brennan-Jobs, New York Times bestselling author of Small Fry
A spellbinding memoir exploring time and memory, home and belonging, from the internationally bestselling author of Tracks, âan unforgettably powerful bookâ (Cheryl Strayed).
In 1977, while she was in her twenties, Robyn Davidson set off with a dog and four camels to cross 1,700 miles of Australian desert to the sea.
A life of almost constant travelling followed-from the Outback to Sydney's underworld; from sixties street life, to the London literary scene; from migrating with nomads in India and Tibet, to marrying an Indian prince. The only territory she avoided was the past. In Unfinished Woman, she ventures into that unknown, unearthing an ache for a lost but barely remembered mother and an unmet desire to feel at home in her freedom.
Adventurous but guarded, fearless yet broken, Davidson asks: how can we live with pain and uncertainty, to find beauty in the strangeness of being? Unfinished Woman is a stunning literary achievement, inviting readers in as a world-famous wandering spirit is, for the first time, laid truly bare. - McMillan Palgrave
A spellbinding memoir exploring time and memory, home and belonging, from the internationally bestselling author of Tracks, âan unforgettably powerful bookâ (Cheryl Strayed).
