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- PublisherSimon & Schuster Australia
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 1925685330
- ISBN 13 9781925685336
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A big, bold and hauntingly beautiful story that captures a defining moment in Australia's history. Everywhere he looked he saw what Utzon saw. The drama of harbour and horizon, and at night, the star-clotted sky. It held the shape of the possible, of a promise made and waiting to be kept . In 1965 as Danish architect Jorn Utzon's striking vision for the Sydney Opera House transforms the skyline and unleashes a storm of controversy, the shadow of the Vietnam War and a deadly lottery threaten to tear the country apart. Journalist Pearl Keogh, exiled to the women's pages after being photographed at an anti-war protest, is desperate to find her two missing brothers and save them from the draft. Axel Lindquist, a visionary young glass artist from Sweden, is obsessed with creating a unique work that will do justice to Utzon's towering masterpiece. In this big, bold and hauntingly beautiful portrait of art and life, Shell captures a world on the brink of seismic change through the eyes of two unforgettable characters caught in the eye of the storm. And reminds us why taking a side matters. Praise for Shell 'Kristina Olsson is such a graceful, wise and perceptive writer. The woman's massive heart is one big literary taproot feeding all of us answers about the Australian condition' Trent Dalton, bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe 'A luminous look at a city at a time of change, a time when the building of the Sydney Opera House was a reach for greatness.' The New York Times 'Olsson's writing is beautiful, captivating, and is enough in itself to recommend this book . Her descriptions are vivid, evocative.' New York Journal of Books 'A classic in the making.' Australian Financial Review 'A shimmering love letter to Sydney, with the husk of the emerging Opera House its beating heart . Required reading.' Australian Women's Weekly Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925685336
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A big, bold and hauntingly beautiful story that captures a defining moment in Australia's history. Everywhere he looked he saw what Utzon saw. The drama of harbour and horizon, and at night, the star-clotted sky. It held the shape of the possible, of a promise made and waiting to be kept . In 1965 as Danish architect Jorn Utzon's striking vision for the Sydney Opera House transforms the skyline and unleashes a storm of controversy, the shadow of the Vietnam War and a deadly lottery threaten to tear the country apart. Journalist Pearl Keogh, exiled to the women's pages after being photographed at an anti-war protest, is desperate to find her two missing brothers and save them from the draft. Axel Lindquist, a visionary young glass artist from Sweden, is obsessed with creating a unique work that will do justice to Utzon's towering masterpiece. In this big, bold and hauntingly beautiful portrait of art and life, Shell captures a world on the brink of seismic change through the eyes of two unforgettable characters caught in the eye of the storm. And reminds us why taking a side matters. Praise for Shell 'Kristina Olsson is such a graceful, wise and perceptive writer. The woman's massive heart is one big literary taproot feeding all of us answers about the Australian condition' Trent Dalton, bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe 'A luminous look at a city at a time of change, a time when the building of the Sydney Opera House was a reach for greatness.' The New York Times 'Olsson's writing is beautiful, captivating, and is enough in itself to recommend this book . Her descriptions are vivid, evocative.' New York Journal of Books 'A classic in the making.' Australian Financial Review 'A shimmering love letter to Sydney, with the husk of the emerging Opera House its beating heart . Required reading.' Australian Women's Weekly Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925685336
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A big, bold and hauntingly beautiful story that captures a defining moment in Australia's history. Everywhere he looked he saw what Utzon saw. The drama of harbour and horizon, and at night, the star-clotted sky. It held the shape of the possible, of a promise made and waiting to be kept . In 1965 as Danish architect Jorn Utzon's striking vision for the Sydney Opera House transforms the skyline and unleashes a storm of controversy, the shadow of the Vietnam War and a deadly lottery threaten to tear the country apart. Journalist Pearl Keogh, exiled to the women's pages after being photographed at an anti-war protest, is desperate to find her two missing brothers and save them from the draft. Axel Lindquist, a visionary young glass artist from Sweden, is obsessed with creating a unique work that will do justice to Utzon's towering masterpiece. In this big, bold and hauntingly beautiful portrait of art and life, Shell captures a world on the brink of seismic change through the eyes of two unforgettable characters caught in the eye of the storm. And reminds us why taking a side matters. Praise for Shell 'Kristina Olsson is such a graceful, wise and perceptive writer. The woman's massive heart is one big literary taproot feeding all of us answers about the Australian condition' Trent Dalton, bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe 'A luminous look at a city at a time of change, a time when the building of the Sydney Opera House was a reach for greatness.' The New York Times 'Olsson's writing is beautiful, captivating, and is enough in itself to recommend this book . Her descriptions are vivid, evocative.' New York Journal of Books 'A classic in the making.' Australian Financial Review 'A shimmering love letter to Sydney, with the husk of the emerging Opera House its beating heart . Required reading.' Australian Women's Weekly Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925685336
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