'Clear, authentic and utterly engaging . . . it is as successful as it
is authentic' Independent on Sunday
Born to an unhappy marriage and into a deeply sexist society, Nance
Russell worked hard for everything she had, and while the world changed
around her, she went on to university, to opening businesses and raising
a family. One Life is Nance's story - and many other women's too -
beautifully captured by her daughter, the bestselling novelist Kate
Grenville. Kate draws on the tales passed down to her to create an
evocative portrait of life in twentieth-century rural Australia, and a
deeply intimate and caring homage to a mother.