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1 y separately published work icon Remembering Bob Sue Pieters-Hawke (editor), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 17238018 2019 anthology biography

'Bob Hawke's death in May 2019 sparked national mourning across the country as we remembered just how important Bob had been in the shaping of modern Australia. In an age when political personas have become increasingly formulaic and predictable, Bob was a man of glorious contradictions. He was a Rhodes Scholar who also had a deep affinity and understanding for mainstream Australia. He was a passionate ACTU officer and president who also knew how to work with big business. He loved his sport, a drink and a bet, yet was also deeply intellectual in his approach to policy. In an age when our respect for politicians has never been lower, we respected Bob. The huge public outpouring of grief after his death showed that we loved him too.

'This book, instigated and edited by Bob's eldest daughter, Sue Pieters-Hawke, is a collection of stories and memories about Bob by his friends, colleagues, old political foes and ordinary Australians whose paths crossed that of their everyman Prime Minister. Each of them brings a vivid and personal view of this extraordinary man, that taken together offer a true reflection of the person he was, and what he meant to us all.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 11 y separately published work icon Hazel : My Mother's Story Sue Pieters-Hawke , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2011 Z1815927 2011 single work biography

'Hazel Hawke is one of our most loved and respected Australians. As the wife of a prime minister she brought a down-to-earth warmth to Canberra that influenced everyone she came into contact with. Whether it was working to improve life for the disadvantaged, supporting the arts community or passionately advocating her belief in equality and social inclusion, we all felt her energy, her practicality and her immense capacity for humour and enjoyment.

'From the age of eighteen Bob Hawke was the love of her life, yet their journey from youthful idealism to the political realities of Canberra was at times far from easy. The very strengths that made Hawke one of Australia's longest-serving and most successful leaders - his passion and commitment, his gregariousness and his drive - created their own tensions and issues within the family. After leaving the Lodge, their marriage famously fell apart.

'But Hazel's life was undiminished, as she continued to build her role as an advocate for tolerance and fairness in the broader community and as a mother and a grandmother within her own family. Public love and support for Hazel reached a new peak eight years ago when she publicly announced she'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

'This intimate, beautiful biography of an extraordinary woman is written by Hazel's eldest daughter, Sue Pieters-Hawke. Candid, revealing and fascinating it explores Hazel's life as she navigated personal challenges and profound social changes, and celebrates her value as a mother, wife, role model and tireless worker for the rights and welfare of others.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 If My Mother Could Speak for Herself... Sue Pieters-Hawke , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 17 July 2010; (p. 1, 4)
Sue Pieters-Hawke takes issue with the portrayal of her mother, Hazel Hawke, in Blanche d'Alpuget's biography Hawke: The Prime Minister and Glen Dolman's film Hawke.
1 4 y separately published work icon Hazel's Journey : A Personal Experience of Alzheimer's Sue Pieters-Hawke , Hazel Flynn , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2004 Z1155102 2004 single work biography
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