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Author

Kim Kelly

Kim Kelly is the author of eleven novels, including the acclaimed Wild Chicory and the bestselling The Blue Mile. With distinctive warmth and lyrical charm, her stories explore Australia, its history, politics and people. Her work has gained shortlistings in The Hope Prize and Australia’s premier short novel award, Viva la Novella. A long-time book editor and sometime reviewer, Kim is a dedicated narrative addict and lover of true love. In fact, she takes love so seriously she once donated a kidney to her husband to prove it, and also to save his life. Originally from Sydney, today Kim lives in central New South Wales, on Wiradjuri country, with her husband, two cats and some chickens, and occasionally the kids when they come home to graze.

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Title:

The Truth & Addy Loest

Written by:

Kim Kelly 

Read by:

Caroline Lee 

Format:

Unabridged CD Audio Book 

Number of CDs:

9 

Duration:

9 hours 33 minutes 

Published:

February 01 2021 

Available Date:

February 01 2021 

Age Category:

Adult 

ISBN:

9781867515128 

Genres:

Fiction; Australian Fiction; General Fiction; Historical Fiction; Literary Fiction 

Publisher:

Bolinda audio 

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Price

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AUD$ 34.95

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Told with Kim Kelly’s incomparable warmth and wit, The Truth & Addy Loest is a magical trip through shabby-chic inner-city Sydney, a tale of literature, love and of discovering the only story that really matters is the one you write for yourself.

The truth is not a destination – it's a magical ride. Addy Loest is harbouring a secret – several, in fact. Dedicated overthinker, frockaholic and hard-partier, she’s been doing all she can to avoid the truth for quite some time. A working-class girl raised between the Port Kembla Steelworks and the surf of the Illawarra coast, Addy is a fish out of water at the prestigious University of Sydney. She’s also the child of German immigrants, and her broken-hearted widower dad won’t tell her anything about her family’s tragic past. But it’s 1985, a time of all kinds of excess, from big hair to big misogyny, and distractions are easy. Distractions, indeed, are Addy’s best skill – until one hangover too many leads her to meet a particular frock and a particular man, each of whom will bring all her truths hurtling home.

'Colourful, evocative and energetic.’
Kerryn Goldsworthy, Sydney Morning Herald

‘Why can’t more people write like this?’
Frank O’Shea, The Age

'Deeply moving ... alive, full-hearted and shimmering with hope.'
Belinda Castles

‘Kelly is a masterful creator of character and voice.’
Julian Leatherdale, author of Palace of Tears