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The Sunday Story Club

Doris Brett Kerry Cue Doris Brett Kerry Cue

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English
Bolinda/Macmillan Australia
25 June 2019
'I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cry. But the salons have given me the opportunity to look back and think about my life ... I don't talk to anyone about these feelings outside of the salon.'

A book club without books. A key to the stories we all carry within us – wrenching, redemptive, extraordinary, laced with unexpected and hard-won wisdom.

These are the stories that women tell each other when they gather for a deep and structured conversation – once a month in a suburban living room – about the things that really matter.

They discover that life can be a heartbeat away from chaos; that bad things happen to good people; that good people do outrageous things; that the desire for transformation is enduringly human – painful and yet possible.

A mother tells of the heartbreaking loss of control when her daughter develops anorexia.

A sister reveals the high psychological cost of being hated by a sibling over the course of her life.

Husbands leave wives; wives take lovers; friendships shatter; finances collapse; children defy parents; wrong choices turn out to be right ones; agency is lost and re-claimed.

Profound, layered and clear-sighted, this collection of real-life stories reveals the emotional untidiness that lies below the shiny surface of modern life and reminds us of the power of real conversation to enlighten, heal and transform.
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Imprint:   Bolinda/Macmillan Australia
Country of Publication:   Australia
Edition:   Simultaneous Release
Dimensions:   Height: 122mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   68g
ISBN:   9780655611738
ISBN 10:   0655611738
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active

Doris Brett is a clinical psychologist, multi-award-winning poet and critically acclaimed memoirist and writer. Her books range through various genres, including therapeutic stories for children, fiction, memoir and poetry. Her latest book, The Twelfth Raven, is a memoir of her husband’s devastating stroke and recovery. Kerry Cue is a humorist, mathematician and journalist who has written for every major newspaper in Australia. Kerry is also the maths blogger Mathspig. She studied Science/Engineering at Melbourne University and taught maths and science for ten years before becoming a bestselling author of twenty humorous and educational books including Life On a G-String and Australia Unbuttoned. Her recent novel on American gun culture is Target 91 (Penmore Press, 2019). Doris Brett is a clinical psychologist, multi-award-winning poet and critically acclaimed memoirist and writer. Her books range through various genres, including therapeutic stories for children, fiction, memoir and poetry. Her latest book, The Twelfth Raven, is a memoir of her husband’s devastating stroke and recovery. Kerry Cue is a humorist, mathematician and journalist who has written for every major newspaper in Australia. Kerry is also the maths blogger Mathspig. She studied Science/Engineering at Melbourne University and taught maths and science for ten years before becoming a bestselling author of twenty humorous and educational books including Life On a G-String and Australia Unbuttoned. Her recent novel on American gun culture is Target 91 (Penmore Press, 2019). Deidre Rubenstein is regarded as one of Australia's most accomplished actresses. As a stage actress, she has starred in productions with all major Australian theatre companies and has created three highly acclaimed one-woman shows which have toured Australia and overseas. Deidre won an Australian Film Industry (AFI) award for Best Actress in the mini-series Palace of Dreams and is also a multi-award-winning narrator. Audiobooks narrated for Bolinda include Elizabeth Costello by Nobel Prize–winning author J.M. Coetzee, Gilgamesh by Joan London, Elizabeth Harrower novels and various ABC titles. Caroline Lee is a gifted actor and narrator who has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Caroline has narrated a number of bestselling titles, including Apples Never Fall, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty. On stage, she has performed for various theatre companies including the Melbourne Theatre Company and recently appeared in The Newsreader on the ABC. She has received three Green Room Awards for Best Actress, and four AudioFile Earphones Awards, including Best Audiobook of the Year 2016 for Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty. Rebecca Macauley is a talented and award-winning narrator. She has appeared in a variety of television programs, including the internationally popular series Neighbours and the Australian drama Blue Heelers. Her work includes the US feature film Darkness Falls and the children's television series Wicked Science. Rebecca has previously narrated Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta and Ursula Dubosarsky's Abyssinia. Louise Crawford is a drama graduate from Queensland University of Technology with a major in acting. Louise has a successful career on stage, film and television in Australia. She appeared in the film The Hard Word, and on television in Natalie Wood, Farscape, Beastmaster and All Saints. She hosted Scream Test and was a series regular on Breakers and Echo Point. Her theatre appearances include The Vagina Monologues, The Importance of Being Earnest, Uncle Vanya, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Caucasian Chalk Circle. Louise has also been a scriptwriter on Home and Away and Breakers. Australian voice artist and actress Casey Withoos holds a Bachelor of Music (Classical Voice) from The University of Melbourne. She is perhaps best known around the country for her appearance on the inaugural season of The Voice Australia (2012). Casey is a regular cast member with Boilerhouse Theatre Company and The Mount Players where she has starred in Sweeney Todd, Spamalot, Xanadu and Les Miserables – to name a few. A highly skilled narrator, Casey has recorded over 30 audiobooks across a range of genres in just 12 months.

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