The Newspaper of Claremont Street - Softcover
The central character of Weekly dreams of escape from the parasitic demands of both her past and her present, as she battles against a hostile community to buy her plot of land. The Gothic quality and the climax of the novel reveal Jolley's ability to create a stunning and original plot.
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Elizabeth Jolley is the author of twenty-three books, including Miss Peabody's Inheritance, The Sugar Mother, and The Well. Celebrated as one of Australia’s major writers, she also an Order of Australia for services to Australian literature and was awarded honorary doctorates from four universities.
The memorable heroine of this novel is a walking "newspaper," who tells the people whose houses she cleans about all the events in the neighborhood. A "sad, sometimes wildly funny, altogether wonderful story," cheered PW. (Dec .
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- PublisherFremantle Press
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0949206598
- ISBN 13 9780949206596
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages80
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Book Description Paperback. 3rd edition. The Newspaper of Claremont Street is the story of an old cleaning woman, known as Weekly, or 'The Newspaper.' Unknown to the residents of Claremont Street for whom she works, Weekly dreams of escape - escape from the parasitic demands of both her past and her present. She dreams of owning a small farm beyond the city. Weekly is one of those wiry survivors whose vulnerability is Jolley's special task of illumination. She is one of the author's outstanding achievements, and is created with humour, sharpness, not a little sympathy, and finally, a sort of desperate calm. 1992, Reprint. A near fine copy. Seller Inventory # 22497668
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