Autumn Laing

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 452 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Edges browned slightly. Rubbing to bottom edge of boards. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Autumn Laing seduces Pat Donlon with her pearly thighs and her lust for life and art. In doing so she not only compromises the trusting love she has with her husband, Arthur, she also steals the future from Pat's young and beautiful wife, Edith, and their unborn child. Fifty-three years later, cantankerous, engaging, unrestrainable 85-year-old Autumn is shocked to find within herself a powerful need for redemption. As she begins to tell her story, she writes, 'They are all dead and I am old and skeleton-gaunt. This is where it began...' Written with compassion and intelligence, this energetic, funny and wise novel peels back the layers of storytelling and asks what truth has to do with it. Autumn Laing is an unflinchingly intimate portrait of a woman and her time - she is unforgettable. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Australia; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781742378510. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8769. . 9781742378510