The Romantic
Italian Nights and Days
$23.64
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2010
Summary
This is the spellbinding follow-up to Kate Holden’s memoir In My Skin, but it has a different story to tell. The Romantic describes Kate’s journey from Melbourne to Rome and Naples, from romance and sex to love, from loss to understanding—and back again.
This is a book about everything from sex with strangers to the heartbreaking realities of being in love. It’s about the pride of fierce independence and the crushing weight of loneliness. It’s about losing yourself i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781921656743 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1921656743 |
| Author: | Kate Holden |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 335g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 155mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
‘Holden has returned with a brilliant follow up. The Romantic is just as confronting and beautiful as her first.’
‘Holden has returned with a brilliant follow up. The Romantic is just as confronting and beautiful as her first.’ * Yen *
‘Whether she is wallowing in self-hatred or dissolving with desire, her [Holden] insights are always keenly observed.’ * Sun Herald *
‘Holden’s raw sequel to In My Skin is a sensual, sexy, brutally honest memoir.’ * Marie Claire *
‘The Romantic’s strength may be that it doesn’t end as a therapy-novel-meets-backpacker-romance…Which might be the most truthful kind of autobiography of all.’ * Sunday Age *
‘She is an incredible writer, and I loved this book for its honesty and its beautiful prose. 4 stars.’ * Australian Bookseller & Publisher *
About The Author
Kate Holden
Kate Holden is the author of In My Skin: A Memoir and The Romantic: Italian Nights and Days, published by Text. For six years she wrote a column for the Age and has published essays, short stories, and reviews in Griffith Review, Meanjin, Weekend Australian, Monthly, Saturday Paper and others.
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