Anna Goldsworthy: 4 books

On the surface, it seems the best time ever to be a woman in Australia. The prime minister, governor-general and the richest person are all female; women are at the forefront of almost every area of public life. Yet when Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech ricocheted around the world, it clearly touched...

When classical pianist Anna Goldsworthy falls pregnant with her first child, she is both excited and anxious about what lies ahead. Should she indulge her craving for sausage after sixteen years without meat? Will her birth plan involve Enya or hypnosis, or neither? And just how worried should she...

Anna Goldsworthy ist neun Jahre alt, als die aus Russland emigrierte Klavierlehrerin Eleonora Sivan sie in den Kreis ihrer Schüler aufnimmt. Schon bald bemerkt Anna, dass Mrs. Sivan eine ganz besondere Lehrerin ist. Sie begleitet Anna im Laufe der Jahre nicht nur durch die Sternstunden und Tiefpunkte...

Anna Goldsworthy was nine years old when she met Eleanora Sivan, the charismatic Russian émigré and world-class pianist who became her piano teacher. Piano Lessons is the story of what Mrs. Sivan brought to Anna's lessons: a love of music, a respect for life, a generous spirit, and the courage to...