Great review
Margo Lanagan, New York Times-bestselling author, reviews From Elisa with Advice & Kangaroos::
Nearly twenty years after her mother’s death, Jane Eldershaw goes hunting for “the secret of my mother’s creative zeal”. That zeal runs through this biography like a sustained flash of lightning. It’s there in Elisabeth’s own energetic voice and Jane’s more meditative one. It shines throughout from Elisabeth’s lovely deft drawings. It powers Elisabeth’s lifelong impulse to make and do and communicate what she sees and feels. And as she travels the world, attends to her art and builds her confidence in herself, she casts a fascinating light on the Australia of her times. Anyone interested in mothers and daughters; in 20th-century Australian publishing, literary culture and life; or in the ongoing labour and inspiration of a creative existence, will thoroughly enjoy this book.
Nearly twenty years after her mother’s death, Jane Eldershaw goes hunting for “the secret of my mother’s creative zeal”. That zeal runs through this biography like a sustained flash of lightning. It’s there in Elisabeth’s own energetic voice and Jane’s more meditative one. It shines throughout from Elisabeth’s lovely deft drawings. It powers Elisabeth’s lifelong impulse to make and do and communicate what she sees and feels. And as she travels the world, attends to her art and builds her confidence in herself, she casts a fascinating light on the Australia of her times. Anyone interested in mothers and daughters; in 20th-century Australian publishing, literary culture and life; or in the ongoing labour and inspiration of a creative existence, will thoroughly enjoy this book.
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