1
of
1
One Woman Show
Brief Description
A daring feat of storytelling and a wry reflection on womanhood, value and power. Prized, collected, critiqued. One Woman Show revolves around the fictional life of Kitty Whitaker as she is defined by her potential for display and moved from collection to collection through multiple marriages....
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$2700
$3000
Elsewhere:
Unit price
/
Unavailable
AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER
Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 3-4 weeks
Found a better price? Request a price match
One Woman Show
$2700
$3000
Elsewhere:
Unit price
/
Unavailable
One Woman Show
Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and
still learning, it may not be perfect - your
feedback is welcome!
Description
A daring feat of storytelling and a wry reflection on womanhood, value and power.
Prized, collected, critiqued. One Woman Show revolves around the fictional life of Kitty Whitaker as she is defined by her potential for display and moved from collection to collection through multiple marriages. Christine Coulson, who has written hundreds of exhibition wall labels for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, precisely distils each stage of Kitty's sprawling life into that distinct format, every brief snapshot in time a wry reflection on womanhood, ownership, value and power.
Described with wit, poignancy, and humour over the course of the twentieth century, Kitty emerges as an eccentric heroine who disrupts her privileged, porcelain life with both major force and minor transgressions. As human foibles propel each delicately crafted text, Coulson playfully asks—who really gets to tell our stories?
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781802067262
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 January 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 159g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Christine Coulson spent twenty-five years writing for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her final project was to write wall labels for the museum's new British Galleries. During that time, she dreamt of using the Met's strict label format to describe people as intricate works of art. Her first experiment with this idea described an imaginary woman called Kitty, who became the unlikely protagonist of One Woman Show.
More from General Fiction
View all-
New Release -
The Impossible Fortune
Paperback$2899Elsewhere:$3800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Nic's Pick14% offThrone of Glass Box Set (Paperback)
Set$10700Elsewhere:$15500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Booker Prize -
14% off
-
Shirl's Picks -
-
Nic's Pick14% offA Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books)
Set$8600Elsewhere:$12495Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Shirl's Picks -
14% off -
The Wedding People
Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
19% offNew Release
Why buy from us?
Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!
Service & Delivery
Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.
Auckland Bookstore
We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.
Our Gifting Service
Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.
