A Life Less Ordinary

In A Life Less Ordinary, Lee Tonkin offers a fascinating and deeply personal perspective on some of the people, places and events that shaped Australia during the second half of the twentieth century. From convents for wayward girls to the notorious Sydney Push, Tonkin explores a rapidly changing Australia through her own experiences and encounters. Politics, the arts, the acting profession and the colourful characters who defined the era all feature, alongside major social changes including the fight over abortion. Part memoir, part social history, A Life Less Ordinary offers an unusual glimpse into a Australia that has largely disappeared. Through personal stories and observations, Lee Tonkin brings a remarkable era to life and provides an intimate perspective on the people and events that helped shape modern Australia.