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Set in a distinctive Australian landscape, Call Me Marigold is a lyrical account of one woman's search for meaning from childhood to old age, across World War II, the social transformations of the 1950s-1980s, and the rise of feminism. Writing from a posthumous perspective, the author explores her life in vignettes, textual fragments, and poems, shaped by war, pub life, anthropology, divorce, and mothering, resulting in a poignant yet unsentimental portrait of ageing. At the heart of the story is a throughline conversation with mother-sometimes intimate, sometimes unresolved-that anchors this fearless reckoning with how extraordinary an ordinary life can be.

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Marigold begins her story with her fictional death and retraces her life, both good and bad. It is a stained-glass window of emotion, and a prism of golden sovereigns that yields to the subdued blue of a calm ocean. Her eucalypt and ochre outback experiences with our First Nations' people are a joy to read. The dark, leaden outlines surrounding the whole represent injustice and sadness, so be prepared to feel outrage. Yet, Call Me Marigold offers a fascinating portrait of a life pulsating with honesty and contradiction. It is vulnerable yet tough, loving yet wise, and the throughline of Marigold's conversations with her mother is a touch of brilliance. Just to peek through the glass is a privilege. Veronica Cookson

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Lindy is an anthropologist, blogger, poet and novelist. Growing up with her head in books and dreaming high in her favourite mulberry tree, she vowed to become a writer, a recently fulfilled aspiration. Since her 75th birthday, she has published five poetry collections, her Wattletales website, and two novels, The Publican's Daughter (2022) and They Who Nicked the Sun (2024. Call Me Marigold is her latest publication.As a young child, Lindy lived in Post-War Japan and later grew up in pubs across Australia. For her PhD in anthropology, she did postgraduate fieldwork as a single mother of three in Sri Lanka before working with First Nations people across outback Australia, especially in the Top End. Now in her eighties, Lindy lives the good life in the seaside suburb of Glenelg.

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