Tirra Lirra by the River — Jessica Anderson
Title: Tirra Lirra by the River — Jessica Anderson
Author: Jessica Anderson
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Format: Paperback
Edition: Penguin paperback edition, published 1980. Reprinted 1981, 1982 twice. First published in Australia by Macmillan Company of Australia, 1978.
ISBN: 0140700854
Condition: Second-hand. Good vintage condition with light cover wear, age toning to pages, minor marks, and some edge and corner wear. The back cover shows tanning and light spotting. Please see photos for the exact copy available.
Winner of the 1978 Miles Franklin Award, Tirra Lirra by the River follows Nora Porteous as she escapes the confines of small-town Queensland, marriage and suburbia, eventually making a life in London before returning to Australia in old age. The novel is a sharp, lyrical work about memory, independence, art, regret and the versions of ourselves we create in order to survive.