No Return Ticket
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
What does it truly mean to leave your homeland behind — and never look back? No Return Ticket presents a compelling collection of interviews conducted by Clyde Packer with nine of Australia's most celebrated expatriates, including art critic Robert Hughes, filmmaker Gordon Chater, feminist icon Germaine Greer, scientist Maxwell Newton, opera legend Joan Sutherland, and actor Sumner Locke Elliott. Each conversation uncovers the deeply personal motivations, sacrifices, and triumphs that accompanied these remarkable Australians as they traded the sun-drenched shores of their birthplace for the wider world stage. Packer's interviewing style is incisive yet warm, drawing out candid reflections on identity, ambition, and the complex pull of national belonging. The book stands as a fascinating cultural document of a generation that felt Australia's shores too confining for their outsized ambitions, illustrating a broader tension between patriotism and personal destiny that resonates far beyond its era. Whether these expatriates are celebrated or quietly conflicted about their choices, their stories leave the reader asking a haunting question: at what cost does one pursue greatness far from home?
Author: Clyde Packer
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
What does it truly mean to leave your homeland behind — and never look back? No Return Ticket presents a compelling collection of interviews conducted by Clyde Packer with nine of Australia's most celebrated expatriates, including art critic Robert Hughes, filmmaker Gordon Chater, feminist icon Germaine Greer, scientist Maxwell Newton, opera legend Joan Sutherland, and actor Sumner Locke Elliott. Each conversation uncovers the deeply personal motivations, sacrifices, and triumphs that accompanied these remarkable Australians as they traded the sun-drenched shores of their birthplace for the wider world stage. Packer's interviewing style is incisive yet warm, drawing out candid reflections on identity, ambition, and the complex pull of national belonging. The book stands as a fascinating cultural document of a generation that felt Australia's shores too confining for their outsized ambitions, illustrating a broader tension between patriotism and personal destiny that resonates far beyond its era. Whether these expatriates are celebrated or quietly conflicted about their choices, their stories leave the reader asking a haunting question: at what cost does one pursue greatness far from home?