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What if Elizabeth Macarthur—wife of the notorious John Macarthur, wool baron in the earliest days of Sydney—had written a shockingly frank secret memoir? And what if novelist Kate Grenville had miraculously found and published it? That’s the starting point for A Room Made of Leaves, a playful dance of possibilities between the real and the invented.

Marriage to a ruthless bully, the impulses of her heart, the search for power in a society that gave women none: this Elizabeth Macarthur manages her complicated life with spirit and passion, cunning and sly wit. Her memoir lets us hear—at last!—what one of those seemingly demure women from history might really have thought.

At the centre of A Room Made of Leaves is one of the most toxic issues of our own age: the seductive appeal of false stories. This book may be set in the past, but it’s just as much about the present, where secrets and lies have the dangerous power to shape reality.

Kate Grenville’s return to the territory of The Secret River is historical fiction turned inside out, a stunning sleight of hand by one of our most original writers.

Kate Grenville is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. Her international bestseller The Secret River was awarded local and overseas prizes, has been adapted for the stage and as an acclaimed television miniseries, and is now a much-loved classic. Grenville’s other novels include Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant, Dark Places and the Orange Prize winner The Idea of Perfection. Her most recent books are two works of non-fiction, One Life: My Mother’s Story and The Case Against Fragrance. She has also written three books about the writing process. In 2017 Grenville was awarded the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. She lives in Melbourne.

‘There is no doubt Grenville is one of our greatest writers’ Sunday Mail

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‘There is no doubt Grenville is one of our greatest writers‘ -- The Sunday Mail

‘Kate Grenville is a literary alchemist, turning the leaden shadow of the historical Elizabeth Macarthur into a luminescent, golden woman for our times. Intelligent, compassionate, strategic and dead sexy, Grenville’s Macarthur is an unforgettable character who makes us question everything we thought we knew about our colonial past. A polished gem of a novel by a writer who is as brave as she is insightful. I simply loved it.’ -- Clare Wright, author of the Stella Prize-winning The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

About the Author

Kate Grenville is one of Australia's finest writers. Her early works have become modern classics and are admired by critics and readers around the world. Her 1992 novel, The Idea of Perfection, was a bestseller and winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction, Britain's most valuable literary award. In 2006 Kate Grenville was awarded the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the NSW Premier's Literary Award for The Secret River, and the novel was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Kate lives in Sydney with her family.

Valerie is a British-Australian actress with an extensive list of credits in theatre, film and television. Recent screen appearances include the feature film, Wish You Were Here, the award-winning Black & White & Sex and Rip Tide, which debuted at the 2017 Sydney Film Festival. On the small screen Valerie’s work includes The Crew’s Ship, Devil’s Playground, Dead Lucky and The Let Down. For her stage work, Valerie has received nominations for Helpmann, Sydney Theatre and Glug awards.

Steve Hessell is a multi award winning Audio Engineer/Sound Designer/Producer with over 25 years experience in the Sydney Audio Post Production industry. --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 3717 KB
Print Length: 319 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1838851232
Publisher: Text Publishing (2 July 2020)
Sold by: Amazon Australia Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B084RSFH8F
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Customer Reviews: 13 customer ratings
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #34 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Rebecca Davies

Enlightening

Reviewed in Australia on 11 July 2020

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This novel about Elizabeth MacArthur brings her out of the shadow of her husband who doesn’t come out well in this story. It is also a novel of today with welcome focus of the displacement of indigenous people at the first European settlement in Sydney and Parramatta.

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Excellent

Reviewed in Australia on 30 July 2020

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A very satisfying read. Subtle yet powerful. A simple yet fully developed tale of a woman's struggles and personal triumphs, told with a modesty that is convincing of the woman that might have been.

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Zermatt

A very enjoyable read. .

Reviewed in Australia on 27 July 2020

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I thought the premise might have been dull but it was quite the contrary -a good insight in to the life of women in Australia colonial days. Recommended

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pip

History from a different perspective

Reviewed in Australia on 4 August 2020

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not much is known about Elizabeth Macquarie ...but I like to think this version is all true

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Laine Willis

Landscape description was moving to imagine.

Reviewed in Australia on 27 July 2020