Only Happiness Here: In Search of Elizabeth Von Arnim - Carey, Gabrielle
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Gabrielle Carey narrates a journey through the life and work of one of last century's most successful--and almost forgotten--women novelists, Elizabeth von Arnim. She was ahead of her time in her understanding of women and their often thwarted pursuit of happiness. Born in Sydney in the mid-1800s, she wrote many internationally bestselling novels, married a Prussian count and then an English lord, developed close friendships with H.G. Wells and E.M. Forster, and raised five children. Intrigued by von Arnim's extraordinary life, Gabrielle Carey sets off on a literary and philosophical journey to learn about this bold and witty author.…mehr

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Gabrielle Carey narrates a journey through the life and work of one of last century's most successful--and almost forgotten--women novelists, Elizabeth von Arnim. She was ahead of her time in her understanding of women and their often thwarted pursuit of happiness. Born in Sydney in the mid-1800s, she wrote many internationally bestselling novels, married a Prussian count and then an English lord, developed close friendships with H.G. Wells and E.M. Forster, and raised five children. Intrigued by von Arnim's extraordinary life, Gabrielle Carey sets off on a literary and philosophical journey to learn about this bold and witty author.
Autorenporträt
Gabrielle Carey is a writer and author of ten books, including Moving Among Strangers: Randolph Stow and my family, which jointly won the 2014 Prime Minister's Award for Non-Fiction and was shortlisted for the National Biography Award, and Falling Out of Love with Ivan Southall (2018). Her essay 'Waking Up with James Joyce' was chosen as a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2019 edition. She teaches creative non-fiction at the University of Technology Sydney. In 2020 Carey was shortlisted for the Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship for her work on Elizabeth von Arnim.