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Only in New York by Brett, Lily

ISBN: 9781926428673 PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton FORMAT: Hardback PAGES: 224 PUBLICATION DATE: 22.10.2014 DIMENSIONS: 20.8 x 14 x 2.5 centimetres

DESCRIPTION: New York is a walker's city. You can walk for hours. The streets slip by. There is so much to look at, so much to take in. I walk a lot. Especially when I am not writing ...Lily Brett's love affair with New York began as an outsider in her late teens when she was posted on assignment there as a young Australian rock journalist. In her early forties she returned, together with her soul mate and three children, to start a new life, and for the best part of three decades she has called New York home. This witty, candid and moving collection of short pieces celebrates the city that's now part of her heartbeat. A compulsive walker, Brett takes us to her favourite places and introduces us to the characters of the city that has nurtured, perplexed and inspired her. She brings to life the delights of Chinatown, the majesty of Grand Central Station, the lure of spandex and sequins in the Garment District, and the peculiarity of canine couture. And she muses on the miracle of love in the Lodz ghetto, the possibility of loneliness amidst skyscrapers, and the joy and redemption in a child's curiosity. Full of wisdom, humour and grace, Only in New York is a human portrait of a city much loved - and of a woman in step with herself. 'Pithy, entertaining and personal ...the natural, light quality of Brett's writing is a pleasure akin to a conversation with a friend ...Brett leavens her observations with dry humour.' Weekend Australian 'New York is a

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