Experiments in the art of living

Rethinking the mythology of the generations

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Published 20200427
ISBN: 9781922268761
Extent: 264pp
Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

A FEW YEARS ago, a pretty young woman approached me in the lunchroom of the building where I began work on my novel, The Weekend (Allen & Unwin, 2019).

‘You’re writing about ageing, aren’t you?’ she asked. I was, I said, smiling.

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Charlotte Wood

Charlotte Wood is the prize-winning author of eight books. Her latest book is The Weekend (Allen & Unwin, 2019), a novel about friendship and getting old.

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