Time Enough Later
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: price clipped dj.
In the turbulent landscape of mid-twentieth century Australia, Kylie Tennant's Time Enough Later presents a vivid portrait of ordinary lives caught in the grip of extraordinary circumstances, weaving together the personal and the political with the deft hand of a writer who understood her country's soul. The novel chronicles the struggles of its characters against a backdrop of social upheaval, economic hardship, and the quiet resilience that defined an era, capturing with unflinching honesty the textures of Australian working-class life during the wartime years. Tennant, one of Australia's most celebrated and socially conscious novelists, was renowned for her immersive research methods — she famously lived among the subjects she wrote about — and that authenticity saturates every page of this work. Her prose is direct, humane, and shot through with a dry wit that never diminishes the gravity of her themes; she argues implicitly for dignity, compassion, and the endurance of the human spirit in the face of systemic indifference. Published in London by Macmillan in 1945, Time Enough Later stands as a compelling document of its age, raising the question of whether there is ever, truly, time enough to reckon with the world we inhabit.
Author: Kylie Tennant
Format: Hardback
Published: 1945, Macmillan & Co. Ltd
Genre: Australian history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: price clipped dj.
In the turbulent landscape of mid-twentieth century Australia, Kylie Tennant's Time Enough Later presents a vivid portrait of ordinary lives caught in the grip of extraordinary circumstances, weaving together the personal and the political with the deft hand of a writer who understood her country's soul. The novel chronicles the struggles of its characters against a backdrop of social upheaval, economic hardship, and the quiet resilience that defined an era, capturing with unflinching honesty the textures of Australian working-class life during the wartime years. Tennant, one of Australia's most celebrated and socially conscious novelists, was renowned for her immersive research methods — she famously lived among the subjects she wrote about — and that authenticity saturates every page of this work. Her prose is direct, humane, and shot through with a dry wit that never diminishes the gravity of her themes; she argues implicitly for dignity, compassion, and the endurance of the human spirit in the face of systemic indifference. Published in London by Macmillan in 1945, Time Enough Later stands as a compelling document of its age, raising the question of whether there is ever, truly, time enough to reckon with the world we inhabit.