Pink Flannel
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 3rd impr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
A warm and nostalgic work of autobiographical fiction, Pink Flannel chronicles Ruth Park's early years as a young woman navigating the challenges of love, ambition, and survival in mid-twentieth-century Australia and New Zealand. With the same lyrical tenderness that distinguished her celebrated Harp in the South trilogy, Park presents an intimate portrait of a writer finding her voice amid poverty, romance, and the gritty realities of daily life. The narrative unfolds with quiet humor and emotional honesty, illustrating how personal hardship can become the very foundation of a literary life. Rich in period detail and suffused with Park's characteristic warmth, it stands as a compelling companion piece to her broader memoir and offers readers a vivid window into the formative experiences that shaped one of the Southern Hemisphere's most beloved storytellers.
Author: Ruth Park
Format: Hardback
Published: 1957, Angus and Robertson
Edition: 3rd impr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
A warm and nostalgic work of autobiographical fiction, Pink Flannel chronicles Ruth Park's early years as a young woman navigating the challenges of love, ambition, and survival in mid-twentieth-century Australia and New Zealand. With the same lyrical tenderness that distinguished her celebrated Harp in the South trilogy, Park presents an intimate portrait of a writer finding her voice amid poverty, romance, and the gritty realities of daily life. The narrative unfolds with quiet humor and emotional honesty, illustrating how personal hardship can become the very foundation of a literary life. Rich in period detail and suffused with Park's characteristic warmth, it stands as a compelling companion piece to her broader memoir and offers readers a vivid window into the formative experiences that shaped one of the Southern Hemisphere's most beloved storytellers.