Description
Rocks and Feathers is Maureen Lane’s sixth book and her first memoir. It tells the story of her generation of women. It takes readers on a funny and warm journey through her early childhood through to her teenage rebellion in the 1960s. She tells how she became a teenage bride and mother, then a school teacher with a bright academic career ahead of her. Her life and career were then struck a significant blow. It is a story of resilience against the backdrop of Yarraville in the 1950s, including her beloved Sun Theatre, the 1960s Australian rock scene and the beginnings of 1970s and 1980s feminism in Melbourne. It is about the setbacks in life that we carry as rocks and a love letter to the feathers in her life – her friends and family – who have lightened her load.
Additional information:
Published by Stories to Keep.
Word count: 59,717.
Other books by Maureen Lane
Pubs, Punts and Pastures: The Story of Irish Pioneer Women on the Salt Water River with Joan Carstairs. Published by St Albans History Society.
Altona & Surrounds: A Patchwork of Memories. Published by Altona-Laverton Historical Society Incorporated in 2018.
A Bush Hospital by The Bay: Altona Hospital 1932 to 1996 with Ann Cassar, Jim Hevey and Graeme Reilly. Published by Altona-Laverton Historical Society Incorporated in 2018.
Putting the Fun Back into Drag Racing. Published by Australian Nostalgia Racers Victoria Incorporated in 2020.
Angels with David King. Published by Melbourne Books in 2021.
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