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'I've always said I will write anywhere. You could throw me into prison, cut off my arms and legs and you will find me in the morning with a pen in my mouth writing on the floor.
'Collected here for the first time are selected letters from the private correspondence of one of Australia's most loved authors, Kate Llewellyn (The Waterlily, A Fig at the Gate). Written with her distinctive ardour and enthusiasm, skipping some words, shortening others, she discusses poetry, art, sex and gardening with painters and writers.
'Kate Llewellyn's letters brim with energy and humour. Editors Ruth Bacchus and Barbara Hill have sifted through decades of correspondence to produce a volume which reveals her life and work, and the result is a joy to read: a precious insight into the world of one of this country's master wordsmiths.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to the memory of Ann Plummer whose many aerograms sent from the Pondicherry post office warmed our hearts
and to Laurel Mallard with our gratitude and love.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Life Evolving : David O’Sullivan Reviews ‘First Things First, Selected Letters of Kate Llewellyn’
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October – December no. 20 2016;
— Review of First Things First : Selected Letters of Kate Llewellyn 1977–2004 2015 selected work correspondence -
Dear (not) You : Reading Kate Llewellyn’s Letters
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , October vol. 19 no. 2 2015;
— Review of First Things First : Selected Letters of Kate Llewellyn 1977–2004 2015 selected work correspondence -
Living the Life of a Writer : Kerryn Goldsworthy Launches ‘First Things First: Selected Letters By Kate Llewellyn 1977-2004′
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , April - June no. 14 2015;
— Review of First Things First : Selected Letters of Kate Llewellyn 1977–2004 2015 selected work correspondence
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Living the Life of a Writer : Kerryn Goldsworthy Launches ‘First Things First: Selected Letters By Kate Llewellyn 1977-2004′
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , April - June no. 14 2015;
— Review of First Things First : Selected Letters of Kate Llewellyn 1977–2004 2015 selected work correspondence -
Dear (not) You : Reading Kate Llewellyn’s Letters
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , October vol. 19 no. 2 2015;
— Review of First Things First : Selected Letters of Kate Llewellyn 1977–2004 2015 selected work correspondence -
A Life Evolving : David O’Sullivan Reviews ‘First Things First, Selected Letters of Kate Llewellyn’
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October – December no. 20 2016;
— Review of First Things First : Selected Letters of Kate Llewellyn 1977–2004 2015 selected work correspondence
