Isbn: 9781925355413 - reckoning: a memoir (5 Ergebnisse)

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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. Reprint. Near Fine condition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 374 pages. Magda Szubanski one of Australia's most loved actors tells her own story. A memoir that weaves the tragedy of twentieth century history into a personal narrative of coming to terms with family and self.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 408 pages. cover worn A brave and tender book about everything that matters most in life.Cate B lanchettA remarkable memoir, that weaves the tragedy of twentieth centur y history into a personal narrative of coming to terms with family and self.C hristos TsiolkasRiveting, overwhelmingly poignantAn extraordinary hymn to the tragic heroism at the heart of ordinary life and the soaring moral scrut iny of womankind.Weekend AustralianA beautifully written, heartfelt a nd illuminating family saga.New DailyMagda Szubanski's childhood in a suburban migrant family was haunted by the demons of her father's life in wartim e Poland. At nineteen, fighting in the Warsaw resistance, he had been recruited to a secret counter-intelligence execution squad. His mission was to assassinate Polish traitors who were betraying Jewish citizens to the Nazis. The legacy of her father's bravery left the young Magda with profound questions about her fami ly story.As she grew up, the assassin's daughter had to navigate her own frailties and fears, including a lifelong struggle with weight gain and an incre asing awareness of her own sexuality. With courage and compassion Szubanski's me moir asks the big questions about life, about the shadows we inherit and the gif ts we pass on.Magda Szubanski is one of Australia's best known and most l oved performers. She appeared in a number of sketch comedy shows before creating the iconic character of Sharon in ABC-TV's Kath and Kim. She has also acted in films (Babe, Babe: Pig in the City, Happy Feet, The Golden Compass) and stage sh ows. Reckoning is her first book. …