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Lily Brett Lily Brett i(A18582 works by)
Born: Established: 1946
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Germany,
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Expatriate assertion Arrived in Australia: 1948 Departed from Australia: 1991
Heritage: Polish ; Jewish
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1 y separately published work icon Old Seems to Be Other People Lily Brett , Melbourne : Hamish Hamilton , 2021 21844980 2021 selected work prose autobiography

'In Old Seems to be Other People, Lily Brett’s unique take on getting older is simultaneously hilarious, serious and utterly irresistible.

''I didn’t want to derail myself by thinking about my vulva and whether it was hospitable enough…

'Most of us would like to live to an old age, but few of us actually want to be old.

'In this disarming, intimate and self-deprecating collection of vignettes about aging, Lily Brett gives us snapshots of her life in New York. After avoiding a large dog that turns out to be a fire hydrant, and mistaking a tall, grey-haired woman for her husband, Lily has to concede that her ophthalmologist is right: she does need cataract surgery. She’s transfixed by a speed-dating dinner at a local cafe, and is told they also have speed-dating dinners for seniors. In the crowded Apple store, in Soho, two young Apple assistants decide it will take both of them to help her.

'In Old Seems to be Other People, Lily Brett’s unique take on getting older is simultaneously hilarious, serious and utterly irresistible.' (Publication summary)

1 A Loud and Unruly Crowd Lily Brett , 2018 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Reading the Landscape : A Celebration of Australian Writing 2018; (p. 29-36)
1 Technical Trouble Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 177-188)
1 1 Things Could Be Worse Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 163-176)
1 If You Live Long Enough Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 151-162)
1 I Heard You Got Another Husband Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 143-150)
1 Friday is a Good Day for Fish Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 121-129)
1 You Will Be Going Back To Your Roots Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 113-120)
1 I Wonder Why She Looks So Happy Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 51-64)
1 A Family Portrait Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 31-42)
1 A Drive Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 28-30)
1 An Illness Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 21-27)
1 Loti Luftman's Daughter Lily Brett , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Things Could Be Worse 2016; (p. 10-20)
1 Changing Places Lily Brett , 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 June 2016; (p. 4)
2 2 y separately published work icon Only in New York Lily Brett , Melbourne : Penguin , 2014 8144427 2014 selected work prose

'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)

1 y separately published work icon Wenn wir bleiben könnten : Ausgewählte Gedichte Lily Brett , ( trans. Jutta Kaußen )expression Berlin : Insel Verlag , 2014 18008888 2014 selected work poetry
1 2 of Us : Lily and Max Brett Lily Brett , Max Brett , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 15 September 2012; (p. 10)
4 2 y separately published work icon Lola Bensky Lily Brett , Melbourne : Penguin , 2012 10482849 2012 single work novel

'Lola Bensky is a nineteen-year-old rock journalist who irons her hair straight and asks a lot of questions. A high-school dropout, she's not sure how she got this job - but she's been sent by her Australian newspaper right to the heart of the London music scene at the most exciting time in music history: 1967.

'Drawing on her own experience as a young journalist, the bestselling author of 'Too Many Men' has created an unforgettable character in the unconventional and couragous Lola. Genuinely funny and deeply moving, 'Lola Bensky' shows why Lily Brett is one of Australia's most distinctive and internationally acclaimed authors. ' (Publication summary)

1 4 y separately published work icon Blistered Days Lily Brett , Sydney : Picador , 2007 Z1357210 2007 selected work poetry
2 11 y separately published work icon You Gotta Have Balls Lily Brett , Sydney : Picador , 2005 Z1217844 2005 single work novel humour "Ruth Rothwax, the heroine of Lily Brett's Too Many Men, is back. The proprietor of a successful letter-writing business, Ruth has just branched out into a new greeting-card line. But it's not easy. Her father, Edek, is driving her crazy at the office. And the very people she thought would be most supportive - other women - are not. Instead of acting in one another's best interests, the women are catty and competitive, behaviors Ruth swears that she will never imitate. Until she meets the one woman who turns her aspirations of sisterly solidarity - and her life - upside down." "Fresh off the plane from Poland, Zofia is a buxom, sixty-something femme fatale with a talent for making balls. Meatballs, that is. When Edek asks his savvy daughter to fund his friend Zofia's restaurant, how can Ruth say no? But Ruth knows that gleam in Zofia's eye, and it means trouble is on the way for all of them." (Publisher's blurb).
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