Nellie

The life and loves of Australia's greatest diva

Nellie
Robert Wainwright
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 352pg
5 Jan 2023 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781838955113
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When most Australians think of Nellie Melba they picture a squarish, late middle-aged woman dressed in furs and large hats, an imperious Dame whose voice ruled the world for three decades and was the inspiration for a peach and raspberry dessert. But there is much more to her life than adulation and riches. To succeed she had to battle social expectations and misogyny that would rather keep her as a housewife in the wilds of Queensland than be sullied onstage. She endured the violence of a bad marriage, was denied by scandal a true love with the would-be King of France and suffered the loss for more than decade of her only son, stolen by his angry, vengeful father. All the while she built and maintained a career as an opera singer and businesswoman on three continents that made her Australia' s first international superstar.
Robert Wainwright has been a journalist for 25 years, rising from the grassroots of country journalism in Western Australia to a senior writer with The Sydney Morning Herald. His career has ranged from politics to crime, always focussing on the people behind the major news of the day. He is the author of Rose: The unauthorised biography of Rose Hancock Porteous, The Lost Boy, The Killing of Caroline Byrne, Sheila, Rocky Road and Enid.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781838955113
Published: 5 Jan 2023
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 26mm
Weight: 327g
Pages: 352

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