{"product_id":"9781529327953","title":"The Muse","description":"Author: Nell Dunn\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529327953\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Aug 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobody writes like Nell Dunn... always communally, with rare honesty, with love, and with calm and ground-breaking understanding... It's glorious. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli Smith \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Muse\u003c\/i\u003e is all it could be; an act of sharing that goes beyond particular experience to take us to a happy realm of natural sisterhood. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNell Dunn has perfect pitch for the words we use and for the loves and mysteries of the human heart. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarmen Callil \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefiant, funny and exhilarating. The Muse is so high-spirited and full of a sense of adventure. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Drabble\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis slim volume is entertaining... You long to know more about Nell's life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Muse\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a life-changing friendship. It starts with Nell's account of a chance meeting with Josie at the age of 22.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJosie teaches her how to live for moment, how to have adventures and find the sweetness of life even in hardship. This was the Sixties, a time of literary and sexual experimentation, of the breakdown of old barriers and inhibitions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven as she was hooking up with dodgy men, Josie always carried herself like a star, and as the inspiration for the ground-breaking novel of working class women \u003ci\u003ePoor Cow\u003c\/i\u003e and the play \u003ci\u003eSteaming \u003c\/i\u003e- both of which were made into movies - she became one, feted by producers on Broadway.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife is the thing, was Josie's motto. But where would her philosophy of taking no care for tomorrow lead her?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn prose of unique clarity and simplicity that always gets straight to the heart of matter, The Muse follows this friendship over the decades.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920573874334,"sku":"ING-9781529327953","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529327953.jpg?v=1782824522","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529327953","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}