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The Truth & Addy Loest - by Kim Kelly (Paperback)

The Truth & Addy Loest - by  Kim Kelly (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Truth is not a destination - it's a magical ride.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><b>Truth is not a destination - it's a magical ride.</b></b> <p/> Addy Loest is harbouring a secret - several, in fact. Dedicated overthinker, frockaholic and hard-partyer, she's been doing all she can to avoid the truth for quite some time. <p/> A working-class girl raised between the Port Kembla Steelworks and the surf of the Illawarra coast, Addy is a fish out of water at the prestigious University of Sydney. She's also the child of German immigrants, and her broken-hearted widower dad won't tell her anything about her family's tragic past. <p/> But it's 1985, a time of all kinds of excess, from big hair to big misogyny, and distractions are easy. Distractions, indeed, are Addy's best skill - until one hangover too many leads her to meet a particular frock and a particular man, each of whom will bring all her truths hurtling home. <p/> Told with Kim Kelly's incomparable warmth and wit, <i>The Truth & Addy Loest</i> is a magical trip through shabby-chic inner-city Sydney, a tale of music and moonlight, literature and love - and of discovering the only story that really matters is the one you write for yourself. <p/> <b>Praise for Kim Kelly</b> <p/> 'Consummate storytelling.' - Tracy Sorensen, <i>The Lucky Galah</i><br> 'alive, full-hearted and shimmering with hope' - Belinda Castles, <i>Bluebottle</i><br> 'an author who writes with such a striking sense of atmosphere and sublime instinct' - Theresa Smith Writes<br> 'It is uplifting to know that there are people who can write like this, with clarity, a bit of devilment and a hint of a smile.' - <i>Canberra Times</i><br> 'marvellous depth and authenticity based on some impressive research, and her characters, plot and fluid prose draw the reader into this world' - <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br> 'colourful, evocative and energetic' - <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i><br> 'told with wit, warmth and courage' - Kylie Mason, <i>The Newtown Review of Books</i><br> 'Kim writes like no one else, with a depth of skill few authors achieve.' - Kelly Rimmer, <i>The Things We Cannot Say</i><br> 'a literary page-turner ... Kim Kelly is a talented and courageous story-teller' - Cassie Hamer, <i>The End of Cuthbert Close</i><br>

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