Life Drawing
$24.50
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2026
Summary
An award-winning and provocative novel about women’s bodies, sex, autonomy - and the power of the image.
Hypothetically, would you want to live forever but invisible, or a short life seen? Hypothetically, would you give up wine forever or sex for ten years? Hypothetically, would you show a friend someone else’s nude?
Maisie and Charlie meet at a life-drawing session as undergraduates—she’s the model, he’s an artist. Their immediate connection carries them across two decades as…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780702270987 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0702270989 |
| Author: | Emily Lighezzolo |
| Publisher: | University of Queensland Press |
| Imprint: | University of Queensland Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 410g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 154mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
‘A tender story of learning how to live and how to love. Emily Lighezzolo writes with her whole heart on the page.’ Allee Richards
‘I loved this smart, compassionate and sexy story about the irresistible forces that bring people together and tear them apart.’ Toni Jordan
‘A strikingly bold debut novel that turns an unflinching gaze towards love and women’s bodies. Written with both compassion and evocative prose, Emily Lighezzolo’s book tackles contemporary issues head-on through the eyes of her two expertly drawn main characters.’ Natasha Lester
‘Moving and insightful, Life Drawing picks up on contemporary debates about bodies, control and volition.’ Queensland Literary Awards judges’ comments
About The Author
Emily Lighezzolo
Emily Lighezzolo has worked in Australian publishing for nearly a decade. Life Drawing won the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer at the Queensland Literary Awards and is her first book. She lives in Meanjin/Brisbane.
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