The Promise of Things

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Pub Date Oct 03 2016 | Archive Date Dec 04 2016
Melbourne University Publishing | Melbourne University Press
Home & Garden | Nonfiction (Adult)

Description

Some of our strongest, most lasting relationships are hidden in plain view—those we have with objects. What do our possessions do for us? And how do they do it?

In The Promise of Things, Ruth Quibell explores what our possessions say about us: who we think we are, what we long for and struggle against. It invites us to think about how we use things, what makes them precious, and why we find it so hard to throw these objects away.

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Ruth Quibell is a sociologist and writer. She is a columnist for Island. Her essays and reviews have appeared in Womankind, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, and the ABC.

Some of our strongest, most lasting relationships are hidden in plain view—those we have with objects. What do our possessions do for us? And how do they do it?

In The Promise of Things, Ruth Quibell...

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'A delightful, idiosyncratic read... Magnificent' — Nikki Gemmell

'A delightful, idiosyncratic read... Magnificent' — Nikki Gemmell

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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9780522868791
PRICE A$27.99 (AUD)

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