Fiction. In 2001 she was presented with a Centenary Medal for her contribution to Australian Children's Literature.One of six books that changed her, as shared with the Sydney Morning Herald:
Down and Out in Paris and London, George OrwellRead about another book on the list.
This was a gateway book - an introduction to top-grade journalism. I graduated to other Orwell classics (including Homage to Catalonia and The Road to Wigan Pier) and then to Rebecca West's A Train of Powder, Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, Jon Krakauer, Sebastian Junger, Helen Garner … There's nothing quite as exciting or moving as the very finest literary non-fiction.
Down and Out in Paris and London is among Aman Sethi's five notable books on work and working, Roman Krznaric's five recommended books on the art of living, Alice-Azania Jarvis's reading list about unemployment, and Carmela Ciuraru's six favorite pseudonymous books.
--Marshal Zeringue
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