Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} A Descant for Gossips by A Descant for Gossips. The world’s #1 eTextbook reader for students. VitalSource is the leading provider of online textbooks and course materials. More than 15 million users have used our Bookshelf platform over the past year to improve their learning experience and outcomes. With anytime, anywhere access and built-in tools like highlighters, flashcards, and study groups, it’s easy to see why so many students are going digital with Bookshelf. titles available from more than 1,000 publishers. customer reviews with an average rating of 9.5. digital pages viewed over the past 12 months. institutions using Bookshelf across 241 countries. A Descant for Gossips by Thea Astley and Publisher University of Queensland Press. Save up to 80% by choosing the eTextbook option for ISBN: 9780702254987, 0702254983. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9780702253553, 0702253553. A Descant for Gossips by Thea Astley and Publisher University of Queensland Press. Save up to 80% by choosing the eTextbook option for ISBN: 9780702254987, 0702254983. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9780702253553, 0702253553. ISBN 13: 9781459696884. A stylish reissue of one of Thea Astley's finest early novels In this classic story of small - town life, two schoolteachers are drawn to each other by their concern for a lonely young girl. For as long as Vinny Lalor could remember, she had been on the fringe of things - in her family and at school. But as the final term of the year progresses, rumour and malice mount against Vinny and her two teachers, sweeping them towards scandal and, for one of them, disaster. A Descant for Gossips was Thea Astley's second novel, released in 1960 in England and Australia. In 1983 it was successfully adapted for television by the ABC. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Born in Brisbane in 1925, Thea Astley studied arts at the University of Queensland. She held a position as Fellow in Australian Literature at Macquarie University until 1980, when she retired to write full time. In 1989 she was granted an honorary doctorate of letters from the University of Queensland. Thea Astley lived and wrote on the New South Wales south coast until her death in 2004. Astley won the four times - in 1962 for The Well Dressed Explorer, in 1965 for , in 1972 for and in 2000 for . In 1989 she won the Patrick White Award. Other awards include 1975 Age Book of the Year Award for , the 1980 Australian Literature Studies (ALS) Award for Hunting the Wild Pineapple, the 1986 ALS Gold Medal for , the 1988 Steele Rudd Award for It's Raining in Mango, the 1990 NSW Premier's Prize for , the 1996 Age Book of the Year Award and the FAW Award for The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow. A Descant for Gossips. The world’s #1 eTextbook reader for students. 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The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9780702253553, 0702253553. A Descant for Gossips : UQP Modern Classics. Available. Expected delivery to the Russian Federation in 11-23 business days. Description. A Descant for Gossips was Thea Astley's second novel, released in 1960 in England and Australia. In 1983 it was successfully adapted for television by the ABC. In this classic story of small-town life, two schoolteachers are drawn to each other by their concern for a lonely young girl. For as long as Vinny Lalor could remember, she had been on the fringe of things - in her family and at school. But as the final term of the year progresses, rumour and malice mount against Vinny and her two teachers, sweeping them towards scandal and, for one of them, disaster. A Descant for Gossips was Thea Astley's second novel, released in 1960 in England and Australia. In 1983 it was successfully adapted for television by the ABC. show more. A Descant for Gossips. Thea Astley was born in Brisbane in 1925. She attended the University of Queensland before teaching in both Queensland and New South Wales. She was on the staff at Macquarie University in Sydney from 1968 to 1980. Astley has won the Miles Franklin Award four times: The Well Dressed Explorer in 1962, The Slow Natives in 1965, The Acolyte in 1972, and Drylands in 2000. Astley's novel, The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow, was nominated in 1997 for the Miles Franklin Award. Thea Astley is featured on the Albert Street (Brisbane) literary trail, which commemorates authors who have used Brisbane as a locale.