{"product_id":"9781925760927","title":"Telltale","description":"Author: Carmel Bird\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925760927\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Transit Lounge\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;I was confined, locked into my library, tracing my heartbeats from way, way back.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTelltale\u003c\/i\u003e, Carmel Bird seizes on an enforced isolation to re-read a rich dispensary of books from her past. A rule she sets herself is that she can consult only the books in her house, even if some, such as the much-loved Thornton Wilder's \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge of San Luis Rey\u003c\/i\u003e, appear to be stubbornly elusive. Her library is comprehensive, and each book chosen - or that cannot be refused - enables an opening, a connection to people, time, place, myth, image, and the experience of a writing life. From her father's bomb shelter to her mother's raspberry jam, from a lost Georgian public library with 'narrow little streets of books' to the memory of crossing by bridge the turbulent waters of the Tamar River, to a revelatory picnic at Tasmania's Cataract Gorge in 1945, this is the most intimate of memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is one that never shies from the horrors of world history, the treatment of First Nations People, or the literary misrepresentations of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal, lyrical, and hugely enjoyable, \u003ci\u003eTelltale\u003c\/i\u003e, with its finely wrought insight and artful storytelling, is destined to delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A book about books that dreams you through a library of life.'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBruce Pascoe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I have so loved this book! It walks us through the encounters of a lifetime, always with a delightful eye for strange connections and elusive memories. It is testimony to a life of great intellectual generosity and human compassion. It is irresistible.'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMichael McGirr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867090473118,"sku":"ADS-9781925760927","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925760927.jpg?v=1779429666","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925760927","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}