The Steele Diaries

Wendy James

jan. 2020 · Bolinda · Oplæst af Katherine Tonkin

Lydbog

11 t. og 47 min.

Uforkortet

Kvalificeret

Bedømmelser og anmeldelser verificeres ikke Få flere oplysninger

Vil du have en smagsprøve på 16 min.? Lyt, når det passer dig – selv hvis du er offline.

Tilføj

Om denne lydbog

It is as if I am slowly sinking in the water, just occasionally making it back to the top for a gulp of air – to a sort of memory of what life can be – what life should be – and then down, down, down I go again ... The only child of two famous but self-absorbed artists, Zelda Steele is adopted by her parents’ patrons when she is just a baby. Great things are expected of this privileged young woman, but at 27 years old, Zelda is dead, leaving two young children and a body of work that only hints at her promise. Decades later, Zelda's daughter Ruth returns to her childhood home to find the diaries her mother is rumoured to have kept. What they reveal takes her on a journey into the past: her mother's, her grandmothers and ultimately, her own. Weaving together the narratives of three very different women, living in vastly different times, The Steele Diaries paints a rich and evocative portrait of the Sydney art scene from the 30s to the 70s and the eternal conflict between motherhood and self.

Om forfatteren

Wendy James is the celebrated author of eight novels, including the bestselling The Mistake and the compelling The Golden Child, which was shortlisted for the 2017 Ned Kelly Award for crime. Her debut novel, Out of the Silence, won the 2006 Ned Kelly Award for first crime novel, and was shortlisted for the Nita May Dobbie award for women's writing. Wendy works as an editor at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation and writes some of the sharpest and most topical domestic noir novels in the country.

A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Katherine has worked with a number of Australia’s leading mainstage and independent theatre companies, as well as festivals both nationally and overseas. Katherine is also known for her work on Australian television, featuring in shows such as Neighbours and Blue Heelers.

Bedøm denne lydbog

Fortæl os, hvad du mener.

Sådan hører du din bog

Smartphones og tablets

Installer appen Google Play Bøger til Android og iPad/iPhone. Den synkroniserer automatisk med din konto og giver dig mulighed for at læse online eller offline, uanset hvor du er.

Bærbare og stationære computere

Du kan læse bøger, der er købt på Google Play, ved at bruge webbrowseren på din computer.

Rapportér ulovligt indhold