BEST NONFICTION

Everywhere I Look

by Helen Garner
Text. Sept. 2016. 228p. ISBN 9781925355369. pap. $16.95; ebk. ISBN 9781922253644. MEMOIR
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OrangeReviewStarAustralian novelist and journalist Garner's (The Monkey Grip) latest collection of short pieces addresses the invisibility of aging women to an analysis of the antipodean phenomenon that is Russell Crowe. Her unsentimental, but not heartless, accounts demonstrate her range and capacity for emotional accuracy in the face of difficulty. Garner uses her powers of observation to confront unpleasant truths. Her graceful prose will challenge readers to look at the world around them.
VERDICT Garner approaches core questions about leading a meaningful life, providing baby boomers in particular with examples of how to live thoughtfully and observantly. [See Memoir, 7/18/16; ow.ly/yI6y304zQxw.]
Reviewed by Thérèse Purcell Nielsen , Oct 15, 2016
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