Cirrus@Austlit

'Delicate and beautifully written, Songs of the Suitcase is seven stories that connect through the rites of passage that mark birth, love and death. the stories explore the strength of blood ties in families and in music and the devastation of loss. Poetically sensitive and poignant. Anna Maria Dell᮳o was born in Melbourne of Italian immigrant parents. She is a respected journalist and a feature writer, columnist and film critic. She writes for literary papers and newspapers including the Good Weekend and has also written poetry, opera libretti, a play, film scripts and shorts, and a regular column in a womens magazine.' (Publication summary)