One Life

`A work of imaginative sympathy, it is as successful as it is audacious . . . Clear, authentic and utterly engaging . . . Provides a microcosm for the changes taking place on the world stage in the period spanned' * Independent on Sunday * `Losing your mother is a turning point in everyone's life...Kate Grenville has translated that revelation into a totally mesmerising story which reads not like a memoir, but rather like a perfectly paced novel.' * Australian Women's Weekly * 'What a difficult thing it must have been to write, but what a treasure [Grenville] has given us...Evocative and fascinating, this brave and heartfelt tribute will appeal to anyone interested in their own family story, Australian history, or the lives of women.' * Books & Publishing * 'Real life painted with with an almost fictional verve, it's an intensely engaging portrait of a world in flux.' * New Daily * `The writing glides, egoless, through this one life that adapted to the massive changes of a century...I closed the book with regret, wanting more.' * Monthly * `[A] social history written with the storytelling skill of a novelist.' * Australian * `A very brave and loving recount of a daughter's view of her mother's history...A powerful piece of nonfiction, important equally for its capacity to capture one life as its ability to summarise that of an entire generation of women.' * Lip Mag * `There's no denying that the story she has to tell makes for a compelling read...Kate Grenville's recapitulation of her mother's voice is in the end very moving.' * Age * `A gift to countless readers who will recognise their own experience, or their mother's experience in these pages.' * Australian Book Review * `With her customary elegance and warmth, Kate Grenville has lovingly documented her mother's life, capturing the aura of the times. I thoroughly enjoyed her engrossing story.' * Chronicle * `A tribute to a generation of tough Australian women whose stories have mostly been considered unworthy.' * North and South * 'The sharing of this story of resilience, persistence and a mother's enduring love will resonate across generations.' * Good Reading * 'Once again, Grenville treats her readers to a brilliant read.' * Australian Pharmacist *