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Leaving a mark on history is usually the result of courage, but it always starts by simply making a stand.Since 2009, Australian journalist Michael Burge has written about single-minded individuals who faced fear, grief and oppression, yet went through with defiant acts of social and cultural rebellion.Many of them got a very bad name in the process, or had their motives shrouded in mystery.Pluck is Michael's re-examination of several divas, dilettantes, groundbreakers, chameleons, rebels and heroes faced with crossroads, comebacks and reinventions.From international cultural figures such as Whitney Houston, Meryl Streep and Angela Lansbury, and writers E. M. Forster, Agatha Christie, William Shakespeare and Helene Hanff; to lesser-known artists such as Australia's unsung costume designer Orry-Kelly and England's wayward Bronte brother Branwell, Michael digs deep into extraordinary lives.Along the way, he records encounters with people whose courage put them in the line of critical fire, through coming out, such as Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe; and through making a stand for the sake of their working style, like Australian actor Judy Davis. This fascinating collection reveals new perspectives on fame but also sheds a timely light on lives which may never be acclaimed, yet went where angels fear to tread.

Table of Contents:
Don't fuck with Judy Davis. Mrs Christie would kill for a holiday. Shakespeare - a farmer who cultivated words. Matthew Flinders - navigating prejudice. Carbon Cate's direct action on the cultural cringe. Orry-Kelly - the costume King from Kiama. The false start we gave Ian Thorpe. Alan Bennett - the mystery boy. Katie Webb and the Cave Girls. Tony and Bern Sutton - equality people. Dymphna Cusack & Florence James - literary chicks. Margaret Betts - tree planter. Lottie Lyell - the sentimental girl. Janet Mays - forging independence. Angela Lansbury - the sharpest battleaxe. Helene Hanff - lady of letters. Annie Lennox - tarnished angel. Grit & Gentility. Nellie Melba and the daffodil farmer. The soul searching of Whitney Houston. Branwell Bronte - literature's never-was. Beryl Guertner - decor queen. Sumner Locke Elliot - loved us and left us. The wilderness years of Meryl Streep. The writer's block of E. M. Forster

About the Author :
Michael Burge is an Australian journalist and writer who was born at Inverell in the New England region of NSW. He grew up in the Blue Mountains, lived in England for most of the 1990s, and now resides on Coochiemudlo Island in Queensland's Moreton Bay with his husband and their two dogs.

Review :
"I love reading Michael's work. An elegant, flowing pleasure combining journalistic rigour with literary excellence." - Margo Kingston


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780994388742
  • Publisher: Michael Burge
  • Publisher Imprint: Michael Burge
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Exploits of the single-minded
  • ISBN-10: 0994388748
  • Publisher Date: 01 Oct 2015
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 100


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