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Remembering Bob

Hardback

Main Details

Title Remembering Bob
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sue Pieters-Hawke
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 208,Width 138
Category/GenreMemoirs
ISBN/Barcode 9781760527396
ClassificationsDewey:994.0630924
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Allen & Unwin
Imprint Allen & Unwin
Publication Date 19 November 2019
Publication Country Australia

Description

Bob Hawke's death in May 2019 sparked national mourning across the country as we remembered just how important Bob had been in the shaping of modern Australia. In an age when political personas have become increasingly formulaic and predictable, Bob was a man of glorious contradictions. He was a Rhodes Scholar who also had a deep affinity and understanding for mainstream Australia. He was a passionate ACTU officer and president who also knew how to work with big business. He loved his sport, a drink and a bet, yet was also deeply intellectual in his approach to policy. In an age when our respect for politicians has never been lower, we respected Bob. The huge public outpouring of grief after his death showed that we loved him too. Remembering Bob, instigated and edited by Bob's eldest daughter, Sue Pieters-Hawke, is a collection of stories and memories about Bob by his friends, colleagues, old political foes, and ordinary Australians whose paths crossed that of their everyman Prime Minister. They are by turns funny, serious, warm, illuminating and inspiring, and, taken together, they offer a true reflection of the extraordinary person he was, and what he meant to us all. A royalty on every copy sold will go to The Exodus Foundation, one of Bob Hawke's favourite charities.

Author Biography

Sue Pieters-Hawke is Bob Hawke's eldest daughter. She's the author of two previous bestselling books: Hazel's Journey: A personal experience of Alzheimer's (2004), and Hazel: My Mother's Story (2011)