Yarn Spinners: A Story in Letters - Cusack, Franklin, James

Second-Hand

Very good condition

Inscribed by the author

These letters tell a story of devotion- to friendship, to politics, to writing, to intellectual endeavour.

The commitment of Dymphna Cusack, Florence James and Miles Franklin to a distinctively Australian literary voice is matched only by their determination to portray 'women as we know them. Thinking, working, loving, desiring... full of longing for the wider horizons'.

This may seem a tame goal now, but it was a revolutionary one then; for the whole twenty-seven-year period covered by this volume, Australian literature languished in the shadow of England.

Though all very different personalities, these three writers shared an intelligence, wit and passion that - along with the intersection and occasional collision of their public and private lives - make these letters a compelling and moving narrative of the writing life. - Debra Adelaide