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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Eleven Letters to You
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'In this literary memoir, writer and critic Helen Elliott observes her younger years via these letters to eleven influential people in her life.' 

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2023 .
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      Extent: 304p.
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      • Published 16th May 2023
      ISBN: 9781922790224

Works about this Work

Connective Tissue : A Celebration of Social Influence Brenda Walker , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 455 2023; (p. 22)

— Review of Eleven Letters to You Helen Elliott , 2023 single work autobiography

'In an exuberant essay anticipating the publication of Eleven Letters to You, the critic and editor Helen Elliott describes the deep pleasure of working on the book: ‘The satisfaction of writing this book, of making it as good as I can has been unlike anything I’ve ever known. A necessary joy, the deepest new, an entirely selfish pleasure. A small and ravishing bomb inside me’ (The Monthly, May 2023). After this introduction, it was a relief to read the book and find that it doesn’t disappoint. The exuberance of the writing process filters through to the finished pages, populated with ostensibly ‘ordinary people’ – Elliott’s highly provisional term – who have made a deep impression on the writer.' (Introduction)   

Helen Elliott Eleven Letters to You : A Memoir Nathan Smith , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 3-9 June 2023;

— Review of Eleven Letters to You Helen Elliott , 2023 single work autobiography

'At the start of Eleven Letters to You, Helen Elliott states: “I am not the centre of this book, but the hinge holding it together.” This book memorialises 11 endearing, emotional and often epiphanous letters to former neighbours and teachers, each of whom left an indelible imprint on her.'

Helen Elliott Eleven Letters to You : A Memoir Nathan Smith , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 3-9 June 2023;

— Review of Eleven Letters to You Helen Elliott , 2023 single work autobiography

'At the start of Eleven Letters to You, Helen Elliott states: “I am not the centre of this book, but the hinge holding it together.” This book memorialises 11 endearing, emotional and often epiphanous letters to former neighbours and teachers, each of whom left an indelible imprint on her.'

Connective Tissue : A Celebration of Social Influence Brenda Walker , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 455 2023; (p. 22)

— Review of Eleven Letters to You Helen Elliott , 2023 single work autobiography

'In an exuberant essay anticipating the publication of Eleven Letters to You, the critic and editor Helen Elliott describes the deep pleasure of working on the book: ‘The satisfaction of writing this book, of making it as good as I can has been unlike anything I’ve ever known. A necessary joy, the deepest new, an entirely selfish pleasure. A small and ravishing bomb inside me’ (The Monthly, May 2023). After this introduction, it was a relief to read the book and find that it doesn’t disappoint. The exuberance of the writing process filters through to the finished pages, populated with ostensibly ‘ordinary people’ – Elliott’s highly provisional term – who have made a deep impression on the writer.' (Introduction)   

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