Bøger af Kate Holden

In July 2014, on a lonely road at twilight outside Croppa Creek, New South Wales, 80-year-old farmer Ian Turnbull took out a .22 and shot environmental officer Glen Turner in the back.On one side, a man hoping to secure his family's wealth and future by farming the richest agricultural soil in the country. On the other side, the object of his obsession - the government employee trying his best to apply environmental laws.The brutal killing of Glen Turner splits open the story of our place on this land. Is our time on this soil a tale of tragedy or triumph - are we reaping what we've sown? Do we owe protection to the land, or does it owe us a living? And what happens when, in pursuit of an inheritance for his family, a man creates terrible consequences?Kate Holden brings her discerning eye to a gripping tale of law, land and entitlement.'A virtuosic work of narrative non-fiction, a book that makes space for the complexity, contradictions and ugliness of the settlement of Australia ...The Winter Road makes a vital contribution to the public sphere.' Judges' comments, 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Awards.

Holden's journey leads her from a sheltered life in her loving family home to a world of sex for money - a seedy netherworld of back lanes, backseats and brothels. More than just a fearless and compelling narrative, In My Skin is a triumphant announcement of a major new literary talent.

Quando Kate decidiu abandonar seu passado, em Melbourne, e começar uma jornada para dentro de si mesma, foi para um país reconhecidamente romântico. Enquanto se encantava com as ruínas de Roma e as praças de Nápoles, esperava encontrar em ruas estrangeiras sua verdade pessoal. Mas a peregrinação de Kate exigiu coragem. Encontrar o verdadeiro amor ou, quem sabe, perder-se para sempre de maneira a não ter mais qualquer chance de resgate foram possibilidades reais na Itália... Especialmente para alguém que estava acostumada a viver entre as vielas da escuridão. Em um romântico, mas estranho país, com muitos alguns bem significativos casos de amor, e mais algumas noites de sexo sem compromisso, ela vai se perguntar se é, verdadeiramente, um espírito livre, ou uma atriz que decorou tão bem o seu papel de mulher sedutora que já não consegue desvencilhar-se dele...Em um romântico, mas estranho país, com muitos alguns bem significativos casos de amor, e mais algumas noites de sexo sem compromisso, ela vai se perguntar se é, verdadeiramente, um espírito livre, ou uma atriz que decorou tão bem o seu papel de mulher sedutora que já não consegue desvencilhar-se dele...

Hoe belandt een doodgewoon meisje uit een nette buurt in Melbourne in de wereld van prostitutie en drugs? In de verbluffende autobiografie ‘Onder mijn huid’ vertelt Kate Holden openhartig over hoe ze veranderde van uitmuntende kunstgeschiedenis student tot een verloren meisje in de greep van heroïne, schimmige figuren en de seksindustrie. Ondanks alles wat Kate heeft meegemaakt, weet ze haar verhaal zonder enige schaamte en met een goede dosis humor en relativering te beschrijven. Hoe heeft de jonge, afgedwaalde Kate haar leven weer in het gareel gekregen? De Australische Kate Holden (1972) heeft met haar autobiografie ‘Onder mijn huid’ haar naam op de internationale kaart gezet als talentvolle debuutschrijver. Haar boek omvat een unieke vertelling over hoe ze als nette student in de schimmige wereld van seks en drugs in Melbourne belandde. Naast de dramatische gebeurtenissen is het haar gelukt om een literair meesterwerk te schrijven waarin ze haar memoires op een persoonlijke en soms humoristische manier met de wereld deelt. Intussen is haar boek in elf landen verschenen en heeft ze drie internationale reizen achter de rug om haar unieke verhaal te vertellen, en met succes. ‘Onder mijn huid’ is genomineerd voor meerdere prijzen, waaronder beste debuut in 2005 en beste Australische bestseller in 2006. Haar schrijfcarrière nam een plotse vogelvlucht, en geeft haar een hoopvolle toekomst.

An epic true story of greed, power and a desire for legacy from an acclaimed Australian storyteller. July 2014, a lonely road at twilight outside Croppa Creek, New South Wales: 80-year-old farmer Ian Turnbull takes out a .22 and shoots environmental officer Glen Turner in the back.On one side, a farmer hoping to secure his family's wealth on the richest agricultural soil in the country. On the other, his obsession: the government man trying to apply environmental laws.The brutal killing of Glen Turner splits open the story of our place on this land. Is our time on this soil a tale of tragedy or triumph - are we reaping what we've sown? Do we owe protection to the land, or does it owe us a living? And what happens when, in pursuit of an inheritance for his family, a man creates terrible consequences?Kate Holden brings her discerning eye to a gripping tale of law, land and entitlement. It is the story of Australia.