The jacket is lightly shelfstained and lightly knocked at the edges; the front end paper has been clipped at the head, presumably to remove an ownership inscription, and the tail has an address stamp. Overall a clean, unmarked and solid copy. "Lilian's Story was her first published novel (1985) and won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award. It was loosely based on the story of Bea Miles, known in Sydney for her eccentric public behaviour. It has become one of Australia's best-loved novels and in 1996 was made into a film starring Ruth Cracknell and Toni Collette; Collette won the Australian Film Institute award for supporting actress for her performance as the young Lilian." Wikipedia