215 pages, including index. The elastic place holder is slack, else the book is immaculate. "In Australian Notebooks, Betty Churcher revisits some of the artworks she most cherishes a seminal Picasso, early works of the Heidelberg School, a striking portrait by Lucian Freud and invites us to look afresh at the treasures that can be found in Australian galleries.....Interwoven with extraordinary stories one canvas flew off the back of a truck on the Pacific Highway; another was imported from Imperial Russia, paid for with a briefcase full of cash Betty's engaging insights bring the artworks to life. With gorgeous full-colour reproductions, this is a book to turn to again and again for inspiration, solace and delight."