The Truth & Addy Loest

<pre spellcheck=false><b><b>Truth is not a destination - it's a magical ride.</b></b><br><br>Addy Loest is harbouring a secret - several in fact. Dedicated overthinker frockaholic and hard-partyer she's been doing all she can to avoid the truth for quite some time.<br><br>A working-class girl raised between the Port Kembla Steelworks and the surf of the Illawarra coast Addy is a fish out of water at the prestigious University of Sydney. She's also the child of German immigrants and her broken-hearted widower dad won't tell her anything about her family's tragic past.<br><br>But it's 1985 a time of all kinds of excess from big hair to big misogyny and distractions are easy. Distractions indeed are Addy's best skill - until one hangover too many leads her to meet a particular frock and a particular man each of whom will bring all her truths hurtling home.<br><br>Told with Kim Kelly's incomparable warmth and wit <i>The Truth & Addy Loest</i> is a magical trip through shabby-chic inner-city Sydney a tale of music and moonlight literature and love - and of discovering the only story that really matters is the one you write for yourself.<br><br><b>Praise for Kim Kelly</b><br><br>'Consummate storytelling.' - Tracy Sorensen <i>The Lucky Galah</i><br>'alive full-hearted and shimmering with hope' - Belinda Castles <i>Bluebottle</i><br>'an author who writes with such a striking sense of atmosphere and sublime instinct' - Theresa Smith Writes<br>'It is uplifting to know that there are people who can write like this with clarity a bit of devilment and a hint of a smile.' - <i>Canberra Times</i><br>'marvellous depth and authenticity based on some impressive research and her characters plot and fluid prose draw the reader into this world' - <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br>'colourful evocative and energetic' - <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i><br>'told with wit warmth and courage' - Kylie Mason <i>The Newtown Review of Books</i><br>'Kim writes like no one else with a depth of skill few authors achieve.' - Kelly Rimmer <i>The Things We Cannot Say</i><br>'a literary page-turner ... Kim Kelly is a talented and courageous story-teller' - Cassie Hamer <i>The End of Cuthbert Close</i><br></pre>