$26.99 – Paperback book / Melb Univ Press / ISBN:9780522857399
The Lost Mother: A Story Of Art And Love
After her mother's death in 2005, Anne Summers inherits a portrait of her mother as a child. Mesmerised by this image, she finds herself drawn into the story of how the portrait was painted and eventually found its way into her family. She soon learns the artist painted another portrait of her mother; this time as the Madonna. In a gripping narrative that is part art history, part detective story and part meditation on the relations between mothers and daughters, Anne's search for the Madonna painting and the mysterious Russian emigre collector who bought both paintings takes her down unexpected paths. Her search soon turns into a parallel quest to rescue Constance Stokes, the artist, from obscurity, and to learn why the collector suddenly abandoned the paintings. Along the way Anne finds she must face the truth of the relationship she had with her mother. In turn hypnotic and moving, The Lost Mother is a powerful exploration of art, loss and love.
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The Lost Mother: A Story Of Art And Love
$26.99 – Paperback book / Melb Univ Press
After her mother's death in 2005, Anne Summers inherits a portrait of her mother as a child. Mesmerised by this image, she finds herself drawn into the story of how the portrait was painted and eventually found its way i... Buy or find out more →
Ten Hail Marys
$34.95 – Trade paperback / Univ Queensland Pr
An extraordinary story of courage and survival in the tradition of Angela's Ashes.
Ten Hail Marys follows the first seventeen years of Kate Howarth's life in Sydney and country New South Wales. Raised by various Indigeno... Buy or find out more →
Flying with Paper Wings
$32.95 – Paperback book / Vulgar Press
Sandy Jeffs grew up in an Australian country town in the 1950s and 60s, domestic violence ripping her family to shreds. As a student in the 1970s she came to terms with her sexuality as part of an alternative family. Wit... Buy or find out more →
Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter
$34.95 – Trade paperback / Vintage
When the past is another country, one that no longer exists.
My daughter was always the non-optional part of this trip.
I needed her to come with me, for better or for worse, not simply because I wanted her to know where... Buy or find out more →
The Lost Mother
The Lost Mother: A Story Of Art And Love
$26.99 – Paperback book / Melb Univ Press
After her mother's death in 2005, Anne Summers inherits a portrait of her mother as a child. Mesmerised by this image, she finds herself drawn into the story of how the portrait was painted and eventually found its way i... Buy or find out more →
The Lost Mother: A Story of Art and Love
$34.99$15.95 – Hardcover book / Melb Univ Press
After her mother's death in 2005, Anne Summers inherits a portrait of her mother as a child. Mesmerised by this image, she finds herself drawn into the story of how the portrait was painted and eventually found its way i... Buy or find out more →
Anne Summers
The Lost Mother: A Story Of Art And Love
$26.99 – Paperback book / Melb Univ Press
After her mother's death in 2005, Anne Summers inherits a portrait of her mother as a child. Mesmerised by this image, she finds herself drawn into the story of how the portrait was painted and eventually found its way i... Buy or find out more →
The Lost Mother: A Story of Art and Love
$34.99$15.95 – Hardcover book / Melb Univ Press
After her mother's death in 2005, Anne Summers inherits a portrait of her mother as a child. Mesmerised by this image, she finds herself drawn into the story of how the portrait was painted and eventually found its way i... Buy or find out more →
On Luck
$19.99 – Hardcover book / Pan Macmillan
MUP’s new series Little Books on Big Themes pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with some of the big themes in life: rage, experience, longing and ecstasy. Each author’s 10,000-word take on a chosen th... Buy or find out more →
The End Of Equality: Work Babies & Womens Choice In 21 St Century Australia
$27.95 – Paperback book / Random Century
What happened to the hopes of the feminist movement of the seventies? Why are women still underpaid? Why do they still have trouble breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling? Why are they still under-represented in b... Buy or find out more →