The Angry Women's Choir

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The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell is a witty and uplifting novel that follows Freycinet Barnes, a woman who finds herself at a crossroads. When she joins a choir made up of equally passionate and frustrated women, she discovers a unique way to voice her struggles and triumphs. Through humour and camaraderie, the choir learns to harness their collective anger into empowering harmony.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stories about unlikely friendships and the power of collective voices. It follows a group of women who channel their personal frustrations into an energising choir, leading to personal transformations and hilarious outcomes. If you enjoy heartwarming tales filled with wit, resilience, and a touch of humour, this book is likely to resonate with you.

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The Angry Women's Choir - WINNER - People's Choice Award, Tasmanian Premier's Prize for Fiction

'...this is a mighty fun read' - Jessie Tu

Freycinet Barnes has built herself the perfect existence. With beautiful children, a successful husband and a well-ordered schedule, it's a life so full she simply doesn't fit.

When she steps outside her calendar and is accidentally thrown into the generous bosom of the West Moonah Women's Choir, she finds music, laughter, friendship and a humming wellspring of rage. With the ready acceptance of the colourful choristers, Frey learns that voices can move mountains, fury can be kind and life can do with a bit of ruining.

Together, Frey and the choir sing their anger, they breathe it in and stitch it up, belt it out and spin it into a fierce, driving beat that will kick the system square in the balls, and possibly demolish them all.

'If you have forgotten why you're angry, if you've forgotten that you are angry, this laugh-out-loud, sob-out-loud, sing-out-loud book will remind you.' Minnie Darke

'A boisterous tale of music, friendship and women's rights.' Books + Publishing

'Bignell gives us an abundance of truth and laughter. Never a dull moment.' Country Style

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761046711

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 July 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Michael Joseph

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 562g

Pages: 432

About the Author

Meg Bignell was a nurse and a weather presenter on the telly before she surrendered to a persistent desire to write. Since then she has been writing almost every day - bits and pieces here and there, either to earn a crust, to get something off her chest or to entertain herself. She has written three short films, mostly because she wanted to do some acting and no one else would cast her. She sings a bit too, occasionally writes and performs cabaret, but is mostly very busy being a mother to three and a wife (to one). She lives with her family on a dairy farm on Tasmania's East Coast.

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