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Memoir

Lighting up

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July–August 2008, no. 303

A Family History of Smoking by Andrew Riemer

MUP, $32.95 pb, 217 pp

Memoir

Lighting up

by •
July–August 2008, no. 303

A Family History of Smoking, the most recent of Andrew Riemer’s memoirs, focuses on the world of his great-grandparents, his grandparents, and his parents. In so doing, it traces Hungary from the days of the Austro-Hungarian empire and its collapse at the end of the Great War, on through the brief springtime of the 1930s and the chaos of displacement and destruction of World War II. It is a rich and rewarding memoir.

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Andrea Goldsmith

Andrea Goldsmith is a Melbourne-based novelist and reviewer. Her novels include The Prosperous Thief (2002), which was short-listed for the Miles Franklin, the acclaimed Reunion, and The Memory Trap (2013), a novel of monuments, marriage, and music, awarded the Melbourne Prize in 2015. She also writes essays and articles, many of which are posted on her website. http://andreagoldsmith.com.au

Andrea Goldsmith reviews 'A Family History of Smoking' by Andrew Riemer

A Family History of Smoking

by Andrew Riemer

MUP, $32.95 pb, 217 pp

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