The Truth & Addy Loest

By Kim Kelly

Book Overview

Truth is not a destination - it's a magical ride.

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.

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.

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.

Told with Kim Kelly's incomparable warmth and wit, The Truth & Addy Loest 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1922598011
• ISBN13: 9781922598011
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Booktopia Direct Pty Ltd
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.1"