Judy Cassab Diaries

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed title page.

Since she was 12 years old, the age she started painting, Judy Cassab (1920-2015) kept a diary, recording details of her family, her work, and events of the day. Diaries is a selection from a lifetime of journal entries, which portray an exceptional woman, a successful and driven artist, mother, wife and friend.

Judy Cassab's life is part of the story of our times: The story of the trauma of war, displacement, and migration, and the struggle to find a new life in a new land.

It is also the story of one of Australia's finest painters, an artist with the astonishing gift of capturing people's souls as well as their likeness, who was also able to portray the spirit of the land in a uniquely original way. Running through this extraordinary life, strengthening and enriching it at every turn, is a beautiful and moving love story.

Diaries tells the story of a life lived passionately and to the fullest. It is a rich, fascinating and inspirational self-portrait of a courageous and vital woman, whose determination to live shines through her writing. (back cover)