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Piano Lessons

A Memoir

Anna Goldsworthy

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English
Black Inc.
01 August 2023
The award-winning, much-loved memoir of renowned author and musician Anna Goldsworthy about her first steps towards a life in music.

In this remarkable story, Anna Goldsworthy recalls her journey from childhood piano lessons with a local jazz muso to a successful career as a concert pianist. As she discovers passion and ambition, and confronts doubt and disappointment, she learns about much more than technique.

Piano Lessons captures the hopes and uncertainties of youth, the fear and exhilaration of performing, and the complex bonds between teacher and student. An unforgettable cast of characters joins her- her family; her friends and rivals; and her teacher,Mrs Sivan, who inspires and challenges her in equal measure, and who transforms what seems an impossible dream into something real and sustaining.

This is a story of the getting of wisdom, tender and bittersweet.

'An expertly spun narrative, told with wry, self-effacing charm, elegant economy and the genuine love of a student for her teacher' The Australian

'A brilliant memoir ... Goldsworthy is a fine writer.' Big Issue

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Imprint:   Black Inc.
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 135mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   254g
ISBN:   9781760644864
ISBN 10:   1760644862
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Anna Goldsworthy is the author of Piano Lessons, Welcome to Your New Life and the Quarterly Essay Unfinished Business- Sex, Freedom and Misogyny. Her writing has appeared in the Monthly, the Age, the Australian, the Adelaide Review and The Best Australian Essays. She is also a concert pianist, with several recordings to her name.

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