George Johnston: A Biography by Garry Kinnane

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Stain to tail foredge. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good.

George Johnston is the bestselling author of My Brother Jack, a novel that explores two Australian myths through the lives of two brothers: the man who loses his soul as he gains fame and fortune and the man who sees the justification of his life in the fulfilment of the legend of chivalry and sacrifice that shaped his early life.

Admirers of Johnston's writings have long debated how closely his books follow his real-life story and that of his wife, writer Charmian Cliff. Also, to what degree did their period of expatriation and return reflect Australia's cultural developments in the 1950s and 1960s? (book flap)