A Mother's Disgrace

Biography & Memoir
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Author: Robert Dessaix ISBN: 9781925589030
Publisher: Xou Creative Publication: June 1, 2017
Imprint: Brio Language: English
Author: Robert Dessaix
ISBN: 9781925589030
Publisher: Xou Creative
Publication: June 1, 2017
Imprint: Brio
Language: English
Shortlisted for the Association for the Study of Australian Literature Gold Medal and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Highly commended for the FAW Christina Stead Award, the Age Book of the Year and the National Book Council CUB Banjo Awards Adopted as a baby towards the end of World War II, Robert Dessaix grew up haunted by ‘a shaft of silence’ surrounding the question of his natural mother’s identity, and of his own identity and sexuality. In this touching memoir, he recounts the story of a most unusual childhood on Sydney’s North Shore, of his fascination with Russia and the years he spent studying in Cold War Moscow, and of his restless wanderings around the world.
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Shortlisted for the Association for the Study of Australian Literature Gold Medal and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Highly commended for the FAW Christina Stead Award, the Age Book of the Year and the National Book Council CUB Banjo Awards Adopted as a baby towards the end of World War II, Robert Dessaix grew up haunted by ‘a shaft of silence’ surrounding the question of his natural mother’s identity, and of his own identity and sexuality. In this touching memoir, he recounts the story of a most unusual childhood on Sydney’s North Shore, of his fascination with Russia and the years he spent studying in Cold War Moscow, and of his restless wanderings around the world.

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