Butterfly on a Pin by Alannah Hill
The emotionally gripping and bravely honest account of a remarkable, fashionable, life
'Not since singer Marianne Faithfull published her bestselling, no-holds barred biography, has a high profile woman’s memoir had the power to move us to laughter and tears as Butterfly on a Pin, the remarkable memoir of Australian designer Alannah HillButterfly on a Pin is empowering, entertaining, and insightful. It resonates with readers both familiar and not with Alannah’s fashion career, dealing with bigger subjects such as family, estrangement, self-reinvention, and the limitlessness of the imagination.' -- Jack Cameron Stanton * Better Reading *
'The book (Butterfly On A Pin) is like a multi-layered blanket of stream of consciousness, enveloping you in its vivid tales and gallery of characters. At times it feels as if you’re in a scene from Charles Dickens with urchins aplenty and unspeakable mendacity behind every door; only this is not fiction, it’s incredibly real.'
-- Juliet Rieden * The Australian Woman's Weekly *
`a beautifully written book’ -- Richard Glover * ABC Radio Sydney *
'Hill's raw intelligence and "dark absurd, slightly berserk sense of humour" (a trait she attributes to her mother) blend in prose that chops from free-rangingly florid, to astonishingly simple, beautiful and poetic...It makes for a ripping, inspirational yarn, this story she ached so long to tell.'
-- Janice Breen Burns * The Age *
'Alannah Hill’s memoir is like her fashion creations —layered, compelling and memorable.' -- Megan Miller * The Herald Sun *
'Raw and real and funny and sad – I could not put this book down' – Jane Kennedy
-- Jane Kennedy
'The book (Butterfly On A Pin) is like a multi-layered blanket of stream of consciousness, enveloping you in its vivid tales and gallery of characters. At times it feels as if you’re in a scene from Charles Dickens with urchins aplenty and unspeakable mendacity behind every door; only this is not fiction, it’s incredibly real.'
-- Juliet Rieden * The Australian Woman's Weekly *
`a beautifully written book’ -- Richard Glover * ABC Radio Sydney *
'Hill's raw intelligence and "dark absurd, slightly berserk sense of humour" (a trait she attributes to her mother) blend in prose that chops from free-rangingly florid, to astonishingly simple, beautiful and poetic...It makes for a ripping, inspirational yarn, this story she ached so long to tell.'
-- Janice Breen Burns * The Age *
'Alannah Hill’s memoir is like her fashion creations —layered, compelling and memorable.' -- Megan Miller * The Herald Sun *
'Raw and real and funny and sad – I could not put this book down' – Jane Kennedy
-- Jane Kennedy
Alannah Hill is one of Australia’s most well-known and successful fashion designers, with an iconic, ornamental style that is purely her own. After a split with her financial partner in 2012, Alannah walked away from her eponymous brand. Alannah now designs clothes with her new brand Louise Love, and is an ambassador for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation of Australia.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781743794258 |
| ISBN 10 | 1743794258 |
| Title | Butterfly on a Pin |
| Author | Alannah Hill |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hardie Grant Books |
| Year published | 2018-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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