That'd be Right
A fairly true history of modern Australia
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2009
Summary
William McInnes brings the World, or at least Australia, into our backyards as he writes about families and sport and politics and life in his familiar style that makes you feel as if he is sitting down talking to you. Both funny and insightful THAT’D BE RIGHT is part memoir, part personal history of Australia over the last thirty years. It’s a biographical trip told through sport, and families and William’s own experiences. He writes: ‘As with A MAN’S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY I weave in and aroun…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733624322 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733624324 |
| Author: | William McInnes |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2009 |
| Weight: | 262g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 128mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
‘A perfect balance between humour, humility, seriousness and light, laughter and tears’Sunday Telegraph ‘Will make you laugh till you cry’ The Age
A perfect balance between humour, humility, seriousness and light, laughter and tears. - Sunday Telegraph
Will make you laugh till you cry. - The Ageanother entertaining read - Sydney Morning HeraldWilliam McInnes
William McInnes is one of Australia’s most popular stage and screen actors, and with the publication of his memoir A MAN’S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY and his novel CRICKET KINGS, he has become a much-loved writer too. In 2006 A MAN’S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY was selected as one of the Books Alive 50 Great Reads and William was named ‘Australian Newcomer of the Year’ at the Australian Book Industry Awards, and in 2007 CRICKET KINGS was shortlisted in the ‘Australian General Fiction Book of the Year’ category for these awards. William received critical and public acclaim for his leading role in the film Look Both Ways, written and directed by his late wife, Sarah Watt. In 2011, he and Sarah co-wrote WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA, a celebration of family life in words and pictures.
William grew up in Queensland and now lives in Melbourne with his two children.
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