Surviving Maggie
An Australian Story
$34.61
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2011
Summary
The powerful true story of a man who would inspire one son to make a film about him, starring Geoffrey Rush, and the other to uncover his past, warts and all, in this unforgettable tale.
“My father was no ordinary man and his was no ordinary life …”
Watching Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush portray his father in the film Swimming Upstream inspired John Fingleton to uncover the story no one had told, of his father’s mysterious early life—and what made Harold the extra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780732293598 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0732293596 |
| Author: | John Fingleton |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 490g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
John Fingleton
John Fingleton was born in Brisbane in 1943. A champion swimmer, he won twelve medals at national swimming and surf lifesaving championships in the early 1960s. The film Swimming Upstream, written and co-produced by his brother, Tony, and starring Geoffrey Rush as his father Harold, became the impetus for Surviving Maggie, his first book. John lives in Chipping Norton, Sydney. His brother Tony is now a successful screenwriter in the US and his sister Helen is a former Queensland Magistrates Court judge and author.
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