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'New York is a walker's city. You can walk for hours. The streets slip by. There is so much to look at, so much to take in. I walk a lot. Especially when I am not writing . . .
'Lily Brett's love affair with New York began as an outsider in her late teens when she was posted on assignment there as a young Australian rock journalist. In her early forties she returned, together with her soul mate and three children, to start a new life, and for the last twenty-five years she has called New York home.
'This witty, candid and moving collection of short pieces celebrates the city that's now part of her heartbeat. A compulsive walker, Brett takes us to her favourite places and introduces us to the characters of the city that has nurtured, perplexed and inspired her. She brings to life the delights of Chinatown, the majesty of Grand Central Station, the lure of spandex and sequins in the Garment District, and the peculiarity of canine couture. And she muses on the miracle of love in the Lodz ghetto, the possibility of loneliness amidst skyscrapers, and the joy and redemption in a child's curiosity.
'Full of wisdom, humour and grace, Only in New York is a human portrait of a city much loved – and of a woman in step with herself.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For David who loves me, Bob Dylan and New York
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A collection of interrelated prose.
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Review : Only in New York
2015
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review
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2015; (p. 59)
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The Big Apple of Brett’s Eye
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 December 2014; (p. 20)
— Review of Only in New York 2014 selected work prose
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The Big Apple of Brett’s Eye
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 December 2014; (p. 20)
— Review of Only in New York 2014 selected work prose -
Review : Only in New York
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2015; (p. 59)
— Review of Only in New York 2014 selected work prose