Tirra Lirra by the River by Jessica Anderson

A book about the sweetness of escape, and the mix of pain and acceptance that comes with returning home. Jessica Anderson (Author of Tirra Lirra by the River) Jessica Anderson’s Followers (22) Jessica Anderson Born in Gayndah, QLD, Australia SeptemDied JGenre Literature & Fiction edit data Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. Her memory is imperfect, but the strength and resilience she shows over the years is nothing short of extraordinary. With grace and humor, Nora recounts her desire to escape, the way her marriage went wrong, the vanity that drove her to get a facelift, and one romantic sea voyage that has kept her afloat during her dark years. She was a writer in residence at the University of New England, Armidale a Senior Commonwealth Fellow and two-time award winner of the Miles Franklin Award for literature (for Tirra Lirra By the River and The Impersonators ). 323 likes, 8 comments - Maureen (finepreserversbooks) on Instagram: 'I received some great books for Christmas, but decided to pick Tirra Lirra by the River as the fi.' Maureen on Instagram: 'I received some great books for Christmas, but decided to pick Tirra Lirra by the River as the first book to read this year. They help to nurse her back from pneumonia, and slowly let her in on the dark secrets of the neighborhood in the years that have lapsed. JESSICA ANDERSON (19162010) was an accomplished novelist and playwright from Queensland, Australia. 'Tirra Lirra by the River' is the story of a woman, Nora, who grows up in the 1910s with tales of Camelot and knights and such, and she goes off and becomes married, and then as years go by, she realizes it a mistake, and runs away and becomes divorced. Details Select delivery location In stock. Her life has taken her from a failed marriage in Sydney to freedom in London she forged a modest career as a seamstress and lived with two dear friends through the happiest years of her adult life.Īt home, the neighborhood children she remembers have grown into compassionate adults. Tirra Lirra by the River: Anderson, Jessica: 9780330359719: : Books Books Literature & Fiction Literary Buy new: 12.98 3.99 delivery June 20 - July 6.

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Tirra Lirra by the River by Jessica Anderson