The Promise of Things

by Ruth Quibell

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Pub Date Oct 3 2016 | Archive Date Dec 4 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.

Advance Praise

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

Available Editions

EDITION	Paperback
ISBN	9780522868791
PRICE	A$27.99 (AUD)

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