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SUMMARY:Ross McMullin - Life So Full of Promise
LOCATION:Leopold Library\nLeopold Library
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DESCRIPTION:This book by acclaimed biographer Ross McMullin won The Age Bo
 ok of the Year Award. You'll be entertained\, enlightened and moved as Ros
 s brings these exceptional yet unknown Australians back to life..\nhttps:/
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Ross McMullin is an award-winning historia
 n and biographer\, a renowned storyteller\, and an entertaining speaker.</
 p>\n<p><em>Life So Full of Promise</em> won The Age Book of the Year Award
  and was shortlisted for the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award. It 
 follows <em>Farewell Dear People</em>\, which won The Prime Minister&rsquo
 \;s Prize for Australian History and the National Cultural Award. Ross&rsq
 uo\;s acclaimed biography of Australia&rsquo\;s most famous fighting gener
 al\, <em>Pompey Elliott</em>\, also won multiple awards.</p>\n<p>In both h
 is lost generation multi-biographies Ross has combined prodigious research
  and narrative flair in a collection of interwoven family stories about fo
 rgotten Australians who had radiant potential. The rich cast of characters
  in <em>Life So Full of Promise</em> includes a popular doctor\, a brillia
 nt cricketer (Ross played first-grade District cricket in Melbourne)\, and
  an exceptionally talented barrister who was a potential prime minister.&n
 bsp\; There&rsquo\;s also a fervent love story in the mix.</p>\n<p>With th
 eir families and friends also conspicuous in the narratives\, <em>Life So 
 Full of Promise</em> is a revealing window into this defining era for Aust
 ralia. It illuminates what the war was like at home and at the sharp end. 
 <em>Life So Full of Promise</em> emulates <em>Farewell\, Dear People</em> 
 in providing insights into the experiences of Australians before\, during 
 and after the war\, whether they were combatants or civilians\, or soldier
 s&rsquo\; wives or parents.&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;
  &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Don&rsquo\;t miss this one. You&rsquo\;ll
  be enlightened\, entertained and moved as Ross brings these extraordinary
  yet unknown Australians back to life.</p>\n<p><em>Book sales and signing 
 available at the event.</em></p>\nhttps://grlc.libnet.info/event/11314301
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