{"title":"Charmian Clift","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our dedicated collection for \u003cem\u003eCharmian Clift\u003c\/em\u003e, a renowned Australian writer whose work continues to captivate readers around the world. Clift's literary prowess is celebrated for its vivid storytelling and keen insights, reflecting her own adventurous life experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the intricacies of human relationships and societal norms through her general fiction works, such as \u003cstrong\u003eHonour's Mimic\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThe End of the Morning\u003c\/strong\u003e. These narratives are woven with a delicate balance of emotion and intellect, leaving readers with a profound understanding of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor those with a penchant for travel and adventure, immerse yourself in Clift’s enchanting exploration of Greece in books like \u003cstrong\u003eMermaid Singing\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePeel Me a Lotus\u003c\/strong\u003e. These autobiographical tales offer not only a scenic journey through the idyllic Greek islands but also an introspective look at life and self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharmian Clift's works are essential reading for anyone interested in compelling fiction and evocative travel memoirs. Each book in this collection promises to transport you, offering a glimpse into the fascinating life and insightful mind of a truly remarkable author.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"honours-mimic-by-charmian-clift-9781761170416","title":"Honour's Mimic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are alike, Kathy thought. You are a desperate one, too. She was incredulous that she could be so happy when it was so perfectly clear that the situation was impossible, could not possibly last, and that in any case this man was doomed already.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this novel, Charmian Clift broke the rules of the romance genre by her representation of a relationship between a middle-class Australian woman and a Greek sponge diver, who is an outcast even within his own society. Both are 'desperate', trapped in loveless marriages and overcome by a sense of nameless dread. But when these twin souls fall in love in the ruins of an ancient citadel above the port-town of a remote and poverty-stricken Greek island, 'honour' becomes 'mimic'—a false imitation of itself—and is cast aside, together with unhappiness and fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHonour's Mimic\u003c\/i\u003e combines the authentic Greek setting of Charmian Clift's travel memoirs with the fine writing that has caused her to be described as Australia's greatest essayist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Charmian Clift broke the rules of the romance genre with this representation of a relationship between a middle-class Australian woman and a Greek sponge diver who is an outcast even within his own society.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eReadings Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The [writing] is distinctive in its potency, and in the way the love story is interwoven with the brutal realities of class, immigration, and mid-century morality. 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Outsiders in their small working-class community, they rant and argue and read books and play music and never feel themselves to be poor. Yet as Cressida moves beyond childhood, she starts to outgrow the place that once seemed the centre of the world. As she plans her escape, the only question is: who will she become?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe End of the Morning\u003c\/em\u003e is the final and unfinished autobiographical novel by Charmian Clift. Published here for the first time, it is the book that Clift herself regarded as her most significant work. Although the author did not live to complete it, the typescript left among her papers was fully revised and stands alone as a novella. It is published here alongside a new selection of Clift's essays and an afterword from her biographer Nadia Wheatley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe End of the Morning\u003c\/em\u003e is full of feeling, animated by that formless, aching questioning of childhood, and a fascinating glimpse of the forces that shaped Clift as a person and a writer.' - Fiona Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Reading her, even a glimpsed paragraph of her, is like quaffing the finest champagne on earth.' - Peter Craven,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Forthright, funny and with an indefinable flair, Charmian Clift's writing plays second fiddle to nobody.' - Richard Cotter,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSydney Arts Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46716487598316,"sku":"9781742238166","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8283343482808.jpg?v=1754427780"},{"product_id":"mermaid-singing-peel-me-a-lotus-by-charmian-clift-9780732268862","title":"Mermaid Singing \u0026 Peel Me A Lotus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThese two classic travel works by Charmian Clift describing the bohemian life that she and her husband, writer George Johnston, and their family, led in Greece in the 1950s are re-released here in one beautiful new edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eToday we bought the house by the well.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1951, the writer Charmian Clift and her husband, the novelist George Johnston, left Australia and went first to London, before decamping for Greece in 1954, along with their two young children. 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