Unfinished Woman is a brave and revealing memoir that explores the forces that shaped Robyn Davidson's life and confronts the cataclysm of her early loss. It is an unforgettable investigation of time and memory and a powerful interrogation of how we can live with and find beauty in the uncertainty and strangeness of being.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 10 October 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

In 1977, twenty-seven-year-old Robyn Davidson embarked on a remarkable journey, embarking on a 1,700-mile trek across the Australian desert to the sea with only a dog and four camels. This marked the beginning of a life filled with constant travel, taking her from the deserts of Australia to the underworld of Sydney, from the streets of the Sixties to the literary scene of London, and from migrating with nomads in Tibet to "marrying an Indian prince." Davidson's unquenchable curiosity about different ways of seeing and understanding the world drove her quest, and she threw bombs over her shoulder and seeds into her future, believing that something would be growing when she arrived. However, there was one terrain she had no interest in exploring: the past. In her memoir, Unfinished Woman, Davidson finally turns to explore that long-avoided country, delving into her childhood and youth to uncover the forces that set her on her path and confront the cataclysm of her early loss. Unfinished Woman is an unforgettable investigation of time and memory, as well as a powerful interrogation of how we can live with and find beauty in the uncertainty and strangeness of being. In her twenties, Davidson embarked on a remarkable journey, trekking 1,700 miles across the Australian desert to the sea with only a dog and four camels. This marked the beginning of a life filled with constant travel, taking her from the deserts of Australia to the underworld of Sydney, from the streets of the Sixties to the literary scene of London, and from migrating with nomads in Tibet to "marrying an Indian prince." Davidson's unquenchable curiosity about different ways of seeing and understanding the world drove her quest, and she threw bombs over her shoulder and seeds into her future, believing that something would be growing when she arrived. However, there was one terrain she had no interest in exploring: the past. In her memoir, Unfinished Woman, Davidson finally turns to explore that long-avoided country, delving into her childhood and youth to uncover the forces that set her on her path and confront the cataclysm of her early loss. Unfinished Woman is an unforgettable investigation of time and memory, as well as a powerful interrogation of how we can live with and find beauty in the uncertainty and strangeness of being.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA 2024

SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA

An astonishing,wonderful memoir of an extraordinary life

HENRY MARSH,author of Do No Harm

Exciting and complex,full of insight and humour

SPECTATOR

‘Enthralling,miraculous,clear as the brilliant constellations of the night sky

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

An unforgettable memoir from the author of the sensational international bestseller Tracks: the story of a mother and daughter,of love,loss and the pursuit of freedom

In 1977,twenty-seven-year-old Robyn Davidson set off with a dog and four camels to cross 1,700 miles of Australian desert to the sea.

A life of almost constant travelling followed. From the deserts of Australia,to Sydneys underworld; from Sixties street life,to the London literary scene; from migrating with nomads in Tibet,to ‘marrying an Indian prince,

Davidsons quest was motivated by an unquenchable curiosity about other ways of seeing and understanding the world.

Davidson threw bombs over her shoulder and seeds into her future on the assumption that something would be growing when she got there. The only terrain she had no interest in exploring was the past.

In Unfinished Woman Davidson turns at last to explore that long avoided country. Through this brave and revealing memoir,

she delves into her childhood and youth to uncover the forces that set her on her path,and confront the cataclysm of her early loss.

Unfinished Woman

is an unforgettable investigation of time and memory,and a powerful interrogation of how we can live with and find beauty in the uncertainty and strangeness of being.

In her twenties,Davidson trekked 1.

In 1977, twenty-seven-year-old Robyn Davidson embarked on a remarkable journey, embarking on a 1,700-mile trek across the Australian desert to the sea with only a dog and four camels. This marked the beginning of a life filled with constant travel, taking her from the deserts of Australia to the underworld of Sydney, from the streets of the Sixties to the literary scene of London, and from migrating with nomads in Tibet to "marrying an Indian prince." Davidson's unquenchable curiosity about different ways of seeing and understanding the world drove her quest, and she threw bombs over her shoulder and seeds into her future, believing that something would be growing when she arrived. However, there was one terrain she had no interest in exploring: the past. In her memoir, Unfinished Woman, Davidson finally turns to explore that long-avoided country, delving into her childhood and youth to uncover the forces that set her on her path and confront the cataclysm of her early loss. Unfinished Woman is an unforgettable investigation of time and memory, as well as a powerful interrogation of how we can live with and find beauty in the uncertainty and strangeness of being. In her twenties, Davidson embarked on a remarkable journey, trekking 1,700 miles across the Australian desert to the sea with only a dog and four camels. This marked the beginning of a life filled with constant travel, taking her from the deserts of Australia to the underworld of Sydney, from the streets of the Sixties to the literary scene of London, and from migrating with nomads in Tibet to "marrying an Indian prince." Davidson's unquenchable curiosity about different ways of seeing and understanding the world drove her quest, and she threw bombs over her shoulder and seeds into her future, believing that something would be growing when she arrived. However, there was one terrain she had no interest in exploring: the past. In her memoir, Unfinished Woman, Davidson finally turns to explore that long-avoided country, delving into her childhood and youth to uncover the forces that set her on her path and confront the cataclysm of her early loss. Unfinished Woman is an unforgettable investigation of time and memory, as well as a powerful interrogation of how we can live with and find beauty in the uncertainty and strangeness of being.

Weight: 220g
Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781408837184