Untwisted : the story of my life / Paul Jennings.
Material type: TextPublisher: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020Description: 321 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781760525828 (hbk.); 1760525820 (hbk.)Subject(s): Jennings, Paul, 1943- | Jennings, Paul, 1943- | Authors, Australian -- Biography | Screenwriters -- Australia -- BiographyGenre/Form: Autobiographies. DDC classification: A823.4/092 Summary: Sometimes, rather than making you laugh or cry out in surprise, a story will instead leave you wondering about human fragility. In the telling of his own tale, children's author and screenwriter Paul Jennings demonstrates how seemingly small events can combine into a compelling drama. As if assembling the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, he puts together fragments, memories and anecdotes to reveal the portrait of a complex and weathered soul. Untwisted is revealing, moving and very funny.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Adult Non Fiction | Northam | B JEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111074587864 |
Includes index.
"Honest, funny and insightful reflections on writing, teaching, love and living from the celebrated children's author"--Cover.
Sometimes, rather than making you laugh or cry out in surprise, a story will instead leave you wondering about human fragility. In the telling of his own tale, children's author and screenwriter Paul Jennings demonstrates how seemingly small events can combine into a compelling drama. As if assembling the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, he puts together fragments, memories and anecdotes to reveal the portrait of a complex and weathered soul. Untwisted is revealing, moving and very funny.
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