The Ruin of Magic
Longing and Belonging in Strange Times
$36.07
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2026
Summary
Is it possible to live wondrously by fluorescent light?
In The Ruin of Magic, award-winning writer Kate Holden follows in the footsteps of Katherine May, Maggie Nelson and Andre Aciman, crafting essays of intimate personal experience and sharply informed rumination on life in strange times.
In gorgeous prose Holden meditates on her instinctive yearning for long-ago Europe versus the natural belonging she feels to the Australian landscape, and asks, What is a home?…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760644918 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760644919 |
| Author: | Kate Holden |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | Black Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 154mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Kate Holden
Kate Holden is the author of two highly praised memoirs, In My Skin and The Romantic, and the Walkley Award-winning The Winter Road. She is a regular contributor to The Saturday Paper, The Monthly and The Age.
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