Autobiography of My Mother — Meg Stewart

Autobiography of My Mother — Meg Stewart

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Autobiography of My Mother — Meg Stewart
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  • Autobiography of My Mother — Meg Stewart
  • Autobiography of My Mother — Meg Stewart
  • Autobiography of My Mother — Meg Stewart
  • Autobiography of My Mother — Meg Stewart
  • Autobiography of My Mother — Meg Stewart
Autobiography of My Mother — Meg Stewart

Autobiography of My Mother — Meg Stewart

$10.00
$10.00

Title: Autobiography of My Mother
Author: Meg Stewart
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
ISBN: 0140075895
First Published: 1985 (this edition 1986 reprint)

Condition: Good second-hand condition. Light shelf wear and some minor scuffing to covers. Pages clean with mild age toning. Binding firm and intact.

An unusual and intimate literary biography of Australian painter Margaret Coen, written by her daughter, Meg Stewart. Rather than a conventional biography, this work reconstructs Coen’s life in her own voice—blurring the line between memoir, fiction, and historical portrait.

Set against the backdrop of Australia’s artistic and literary circles from the 1930s onward, the book captures Coen’s struggle to become an artist at a time when independence for women was far from assured. It traces her upbringing, artistic development, and immersion in Sydney’s bohemian and creative communities.

What sets this apart is its narrative approach—Stewart writes with restraint and clarity, allowing the emotional and creative life of her mother to emerge gradually, giving the book a quiet but lasting impact.

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