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Can You Hear the Sea?
My Grandmother's Story
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy uncovering family histories and the intricate details of personal lives woven into broader cultural contexts. Brenda Niall shares a touching portrayal of her grandmother's life, offering insights into the past with warmth and introspection. It's a captivating journey through personal and historical narratives.
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An insightful and moving story of life in nineteenth and early twentieth century Australia, from one of the country's most celebrated biographers.
Brenda Niall has turned her biographer's eye to a personal subject—her grandmother, Aggie. She tells the story of a fiercely independent and intelligent woman who braved a new country as a single woman, teaching in a country school, before marrying a Riverina grazier, whose large powerful family was wary of the newcomer with ideas of her own.
Aggie dealt with hardships and loneliness after the early and drawn-out death of her husband, and brought up her seven children to be happy—all with a calm determination. But it was the memory box and her longing for the sea that captured the imagination of her granddaughter.
Can You Hear the Sea? is a testament to the strength and resilience of one woman’s journey through life, captured beautifully by Brenda Niall's skilled storytelling.
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Brenda Niall's biography Can You Hear the Sea? is praised for its insightful and engaging portrayal of her grandmother, Agnes. The book intertwines Agnes's life with the historical context of European settlement in Australasia, exploring themes such as the changing roles of women and family dynamics during significant historical events. Niall's storytelling is commended for its balance of intimacy and distance, painting a portrait of a woman who quietly made her mark. The biography is described as affectionate, beautifully told, and evocative of many Australian families' histories.
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ISBN: 9781925498790
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 30 October 2017
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 143.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 425g
Pages: 304
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About the Author
Brenda Niall is one of Australia's foremost biographers. She is the author of several award-winning biographies, including her acclaimed accounts of the Boyd family and her portrait of the Durack sisters, True North. In 2016 she won the Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal and the National Biography Award for Mannix. In 2004 she was awarded the Order of Australia for 'services to Australian literature, as an academic, biographer and literary critic'.
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