The address book : a memoir about my homes (all 32 of them) Jane Clifton.
Publication details: Camberwell, Vic. Viking Australia, c2011.Description: 353 p. : ill. ports. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780670075485
- 792.028/092
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Child of a pukkah English officer and a very badly behaved daughter of the British Raj, performer Jane Clifton grew up perpetually on the move as the family followed her father's army postings around the world. She was the classic army brat, always the new kid in town but, chameleon-like, adept at fitting in. But where exactly is home? Is it your family? Your memories? Or simply bricks and mortar? One day, Jane decided to go back and visit every house she'd lived in - all 32 of them - to see if she could piece together the jigsaw of her life