| Description: | Truth Is Not A Destination - It's A Magical Ride 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 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 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 Told With Kim Kelly's Incomparable Warmth And Wit, The Truth & Addy Loest 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 Praise For Kim Kelly 'Consummate Storytelling ' - Tracy Sorensen, The Lucky Galah 'Alive, Full-Hearted And Shimmering With Hope' - Belinda Castles, Bluebottle 'An Author Who Writes With Such A Striking Sense Of Atmosphere And Sublime Instinct' - Theresa Smith Writes '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 ' - Canberra Times 'Marvellous Depth And Authenticity Based On Some Impressive Research, And Her Characters, Plot And Fluid Prose Draw The Reader Into This World' - Daily Telegraph 'Colourful, Evocative And Energetic' - Sydney Morning Herald 'Told With Wit, Warmth And Courage' - Kylie Mason, The Newtown Review Of Books 'Kim Writes Like No One Else, With A Depth Of Skill Few Authors Achieve ' - Kelly Rimmer, The Things We Cannot Say 'A Literary Page-Turner Kim Kelly Is A Talented And Courageous Story-Teller' - Cassie Hamer, The End Of Cuthbert Close |
