{"product_id":"9781408837153","title":"Unfinished Woman","description":"Author: Davidson, Robyn\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408837153\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jan 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN AUSTRALIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'The zigzagging life of an adventurer' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An astonishing, wonderful memoir of an extraordinary life' HENRY MARSH, author of \u003ci\u003eDo No Harm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exciting and complex, full of insight and humour' \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enthralling, miraculous, clear as the brilliant constellations of the night sky'\u003ci\u003e SYDNEY MORNING HERALD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable memoir from the author of the sensational international bestseller \u003ci\u003eTracks\u003c\/i\u003e- the story of a mother and daughter, of love, loss and the pursuit of freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA life of almost constant travelling 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDavidson 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnfinished Woman\u003c\/i\u003e Davidson turns at last to explore that long avoided country. Through this 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnfinished Woman\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In her twenties, Davidson trekked 1,700 miles through the Australian wilderness. This led to the bestselling book \u003ci\u003eTracks \u003c\/i\u003eand global fame. Half a century later she has written about what motivated her     including the tragic early death of her mother' Simon Hattenstone,\u003ci\u003e GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636899631262,"sku":"UBD-9781408837153","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408837153.jpg?v=1774399204","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408837153","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}