Background
Grenville, Kate was born in 1950 in Sydney, Australia.
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Eine Ahnung von Vollkommenheit: Roman (German Edition)
(Witzig, warmherzig, skurril.- Kluge Frauenliteratur. Har...)
Witzig, warmherzig, skurril.- Kluge Frauenliteratur. Harley ist nach drei gescheiterten Ehen vom Leben enttäuscht. In der Hoffnung auf einen Neuanfang geht sie ins australische Provinznest Karakaook, um dort ein Heimatmuseum aufzubauen und eine alte Brücke als Touristenattraktion zu vermarkten. Eine leichte Aufgabe, wäre da nicht der Ingenieur Douglas, der jene alte, aber baufällige Brücke abreißen soll. Douglas, ein schüchterner Mensch, beobachtet Harley aus sicherer Entfernung. Und obwohl die Brücke sie zu Widersachern macht, überwiegt bei beiden schließlich die Neugier. Warmherzig-ironisch und mit bestechendem Blick für Situationskomik beschreibt Kate Grenville zwei Menschen, die trotz vieler Widrigkeiten und skurriler Hindernisse schließlich ihr Glück finden.
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The Idea of Perfection THE IDEA OF PERFECTION By Grenville, Kate ( Author )Oct-28-2003 Paperback
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Joan Makes History (UQP Modern Classics)
( In this rollicking, irreverent tour de force, Kate Gren...)
In this rollicking, irreverent tour de force, Kate Grenville rewrites the familiar past. Joan is a wife and mother of no great distinction, but in the life of her imagination she is on the front line of events, effortlessly subverting the solemnity of momentous occasions and cheerfully altering the course of history. First published in 1988, Joan Makes History was funded by the Australian Bicentennial Authority to celebrate 200 years of history.
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Searching for the Secret River
( Grenville's amazing tale of how she came to write the B...)
Grenville's amazing tale of how she came to write the Booker Prize-shortlisted The Secret River Kate Grenville's The Secret River was one of the most loved novels of 2006. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize, the story of William Thornhill and his journey from London to the other side of the world has moved and exhilarated hundreds of thousands of readers. Searching for the Secret River tells the story of how Grenville came to write this wonderful book. It is in itself an amazing story, beginning with Grenville's great-great-great grandfather. Grenville starts to investigate her ancestor, hoping to understand his life. She pursues him from Sydney to London and back, and slowly she begins to realize she must write about him. Searching for the Secret River maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in all our lives.
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The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville (8-Mar-2002) Paperback
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The Idea of Perfection Paperback - October 28, 2003
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Joan Makes History by Grenville, Kate (1988) Hardcover
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Writing from Start to Finish: A Six-Step Guide
( Ideal for writing a short story, essay, review, or repo...)
Ideal for writing a short story, essay, review, or report, this guide provides beginning writers with the hands-on direction they need to improve their writing techniques and ability. Using a six-step approach to writing, this resource covers brainstorming ideas, choosing a topic, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing. The tone is casual, the advice is straightforward, and the whole approach makes writing a skill that anyone can learn. Illustrations reinforce the ideas visually and help to break up the text into bite-sized chunks. An example section with worked examples of two kinds of writing—a creative writing piece and an essay—takes readers through the six steps, so they can watch writing develop from a blank page to a finished piece. Ideal for high school students but also appropriate for writers of all ages, this book also includes tips on user-friendly grammar, a table of different types of text, and a quick night-before-the-exam summary.
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Searching for the Secret River by Grenville, Kate (2007) Paperback
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(Searching for the Secret River: The Story Behind the Bestselling Novel ) Author: Kate Grenville Jul-2007
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The Idea of Perfection
(Harley Savage is a plain woman, a part-time museum curato...)
Harley Savage is a plain woman, a part-time museum curator and quilting expert with three failed marriages and a heart condition. Douglas Cheeseman is a shy, gawky engineer with jug-handle ears, one marriage gone sour, and a crippling lack of physical courage. They meet in the little Australian town of Karakarook, where Harley has arrived to help the town build a heritage museum and Douglas to demolish the quaint old Bent Bridge. From the beginning they are on a collision course until the unexpected sets them both free. Elegantly and compassionately told, The Idea of Perfection is reminiscent of the work of Carol Shields and Annie Proulx and reveals Kate Grenville as "a writer of extraordinary talent" (The New York Times Book Review).
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- Dreamhouse (This novel is concerned with the mystery and menace under...)
Kate Grenville
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor, University Sydney. Master of Arts, University Colorado.
Career
Former film editor; former teacher.
Achievements
Works
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Dreamhouse
(This novel is concerned with the mystery and menace under...)
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Writing from Start to Finish: A Six-Step Guide
( Ideal for writing a short story, essay, review, or repo...)
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Searching for the Secret River
( Grenville's amazing tale of how she came to write the B...)
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The Idea of Perfection
(Harley Savage is a plain woman, a part-time museum curato...)
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Joan Makes History (UQP Modern Classics)
( In this rollicking, irreverent tour de force, Kate Gren...)
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Eine Ahnung von Vollkommenheit: Roman (German Edition)
(Witzig, warmherzig, skurril.- Kluge Frauenliteratur. Har...)
- The Idea of Perfection THE IDEA OF PERFECTION By Grenville, Kate ( Author )Oct-28-2003 Paperback
- The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville (8-Mar-2002) Paperback
- The Idea of Perfection Paperback - October 28, 2003
- Joan Makes History by Grenville, Kate (1988) Hardcover
- Searching for the Secret River by Grenville, Kate (2007) Paperback
- (Searching for the Secret River: The Story Behind the Bestselling Novel ) Author: Kate Grenville Jul-2007
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Dreamhouse
Connections
Married Bruce Petty; children: Tom, Alice.
