{"product_id":"unposted-autumn-leaves-stephen-oliver-9780646833118","title":"Unposted, Autumn Leaves: A Memoir in Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eOliver's\u003cem\u003e Unposted, Autumn Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cem\u003eA Memoir In Essays\u003c\/em\u003e, begins with his childhood growing up in the hilly suburb of Brooklyn-\u003cem\u003ewest\u003c\/em\u003e, Wellington, New Zealand, in the 50s and 60s. He attended St. Bernard's Primary School, Brooklyn, then Marist Brothers, Newtown, and finally, St. Patrick's College, Cambridge Terrace. This period is extensively covered, including his post-schooldays, right through to the close of the 60s, in a Wellington that no longer exists, captured in the essays \u003cem\u003eTalk, Chalk And Asphalt Days, 'A Big Fruity Guy ...', \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Small Matter Of Demolition, A Nostalgia For Books, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Gnosis, A Spark.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are essays on travel. \u003cem\u003eOne Day in the Life of Richard Ramos\u003c\/em\u003e recalls San Francisco in 1979, and \u003cem\u003eOne Day In the Life of Vicki Viidikas\u003c\/em\u003e covers Sydney from the mid to late 80s. \u003cem\u003eGulls Dreaming at the Mast, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The River Runs Backwards\u003c\/em\u003e considers Irish cultural history as it relates to the life and times of Oliver's great grandfather, Thomas McCormack, who emigrated from Ireland to Australia, and later as a young man, sailed from Melbourne\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eaboard the \u003cem\u003eS.S.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRingarooma \u003c\/em\u003eto Port Chalmers, Dunedin, in 1877.\u003cem\u003e Unposted, Autumn Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e counterpoints much that can be found in his epic poem, \u003cem\u003eIntercolonial\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) which 'reaffirms Oliver's status as our leading \u003cem\u003etranstasman\u003c\/em\u003e poet.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Oliver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0646833111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780646833118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greywacke Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Stephen Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850189418751,"sku":"9780646833118","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unposted-autumn-leaves-stephen-oliver-9780646833118","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}