The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen

Travels with My Grandmother's Ashes

The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen
Krissy Kneen
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Paperback
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4 May 2021 AU
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9781922330161
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In her 2010 memoir, Affection, Krissy Kneen introduced readers to her unique family and the towering matriarchal figure of her grandmother. Stern, domineering, fiercely loving, Lotty Kneen-born Dragica-was always tight-lipped about her early life and family history. She rebuffed Krissy' s curiosity and forbade her from taking the trip back to the old country that might have satisfied it. When her grandmother died recently, Krissy finally felt at liberty to explore the questions that had nagged at her for so long. In The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen Krissy sets out with a box containing her grandmother' s ashes, intending to trace the old woman' s early life in Slovenia and Egypt, and perhaps locate some remnants of family. Along the way she uncovers the extraordinary story of the colony of Slovene women who became the nannies of choice for the wealthy Italians of pre-war Alexandria-and identifies as best she can the places where Lotty' s restless, demanding spirit will be at peace.
' A spellbinding odyssey of identity, heartbreaking and deeply human. ' * Trent Dalton * ' Compelling, tender and unforgettable. ' * Benjamin Law * ' The best book I have read in years. I believe it is Krissy Kneen' s masterpiece - I loved every word. ' * Favel Parrett * ' A moving meditation on identity and exile, the pull of blood and belonging. A hymn to the lost histories in us all. ' * Kristina Olsson * ' Weaving history, travelogue, myth and self-reflection, The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen is a courageous and moving quest into the very essence of Kneen' s identity. ' * Bram Presser * ' What Kneen manages to do, as does Atwood, or even Murakami, is make her narrative worlds, wherever they lead, seamless and seductive. ' * Saturday Paper *
Krissy Kneen is the award-winning author of memoir-Affection-and fiction- An Uncertain Grace, Steeplechase, Triptych, The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible Sex Machine, Wintering, as well as the Thomas Shapcott Award-winning poetry collection Eating My Grandmother. She has written and directed broadcast documentaries for SBS and ABC Television.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781922330161
Published: 4 May 2021
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336

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