
Marjorie Bligh's Hints On Managing Everything
Hints on Managing Everything
$27.36
- Paperback
260 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2012
Summary
In Housewife Superstar, Danielle Wood introduced us to the life (three husbands, Campbell Town and Devonport dream homes, inspiration for Dame Edna Everage) and work (countless writings, prizes, cakes, and things knitted, crocheted, sewed) of Mrs Marjorie Bligh—domestic goddess, original recessionista, and all-round force of nature.
The follow-up, HOME, collects the finest Marjorie moments in hints, advice, recipes, poems, gardening, and travel, all reproduced as fac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922079077 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1922079073 |
| Author: | Marjorie Bligh, Danielle Wood |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | Text Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 260 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 429g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
‘I don’t think Edna has ever admired anybody as much as she admires Marjorie Bligh.’ – Barry Humphries
‘[Marjorie Bligh] casts her immense creativity, originality and insight to the world, come what may.’ – Rodney Croome
‘Prepare to become obsessed with Marjorie. She’s a human fascinator—one she made herself.’ – Kaz Cooke
‘Want to know how to bake prize-winning lamingtons, make parsnip wine, cure a hangover, maintain a relationship, rear a cockatoo and weave a mat out of plastic bead bags? Marjorie is your lady, and this is your book.’ * Frankie Magazine *
‘Bligh is a Tasmanian institution… [HOME] is a mixture of good sense, kitsch and the gobsmacking.’ * Sunday Age and Sun Herald *
About The Author
Marjorie Bligh
Danielle Wood is the author of a novel, The Alphabet of Light and Dark (2003; winner of the Australian/Vogel and Dobbie awards); a collection of short stories, Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls (2006); and a non-fiction work, Housewife Superstar: The Very Best of Marjorie Bligh (2011). She lives in Hobart and teaches at the University of Tasmania.
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