Diamond Cuts. An Affectionate Memoir Of Jim McClelland

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2000
Edition: First Edition

Description: 352 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. This Is A Lively, Thoughtful And Very Personal Profile Of A Much Loved Australian Who Struck A Chord With So Many People Of All Ages And Backgrounds.

Publishers Description: When Jim McClelland died in January 1999 at the age of 83, Australia mourned the loss of one of our most outstanding and admired citizens. 'Diamond Cuts' is an affectionate personal memoir of Diamond Jim, politician, writer and judge, written by his wife of over 20 years. She paints a lively and thoughtful portrait of her husband, drawing on McClelland's writing in his popular 'Sydney Morning Herald' column, quotes from his colleagues and friends, and her own insights into his life and beliefs. Her recollections are matched by Jim McClelland's own words as she covers those topics that he felt passionately about - books, language, politics, gardens, his adopted city of Sydney, and his friends. She also delves into the things he deplored, such as racism, hypocrisy and pretension.

ISBN: 9780732910518