{"product_id":"thea-astley-karen-lamb-9780702253560","title":"Thea Astley: Inventing Her Own Weather","description":"This is the first biography of one of Australia's most beloved novelists, Thea Astley (1925-2004). Over a 50-year writing career, Astley published more than a dozen novels and short story collections, including \u003ci\u003eThe Acolyte\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDrylands\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Slow Natives\u003c\/i\u003e, and was the first person to win multiple Miles Franklin Awards. With many of her works published internationally, Astley was a trailblazer for women writers. In her personal life, she was renowned for her dry wit, eccentricity, and compassion. Karen Lamb has drawn on an unparalleled range of interviews and correspondence to create a detailed picture of Thea the woman, as well as Astley the writer. She has sought to understand Astley's private world and how that shaped the distinctive body of work that is Thea Astley's literary legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Lamb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0702253561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780702253560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Queensland Pr (Australia)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Karen Lamb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096692334847,"sku":"9780702253560","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thea-astley-karen-lamb-9780702253560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}