Reviews of Trip of a Lifetime

'Byrski is a lively and imaginative storyteller with a good sense of structure and this is a highly readable account of contemporary Australian life.'
                                                                         Sydney Morning Herald  8/3/2008


'The latest novel from Australian writer Liz Byrski is another insightful peek into the hearts and minds of women. An Absorbing read with fascinating observations on the physical and emotional impact of a sudden act of violence.' 
                                                                                Northern Star 

Regular readers of Liz Byrski know they are in capable hands when they embark on a new book from her.  She possesses that sometimes underrrated asset, the ability to spin a yarn, sustaining pace and interest. (...) We need more from someone who can do that.
                                                                             Weekend Australian Review 22/3/08

 Byrski is carving our a niche writing for women in their fifties, who seem to be invisible elsewhere in literature. There are lots of books focusing on women up to their 40s, but once they hit 50, they seem to cease to exist - or to be portrayed as as nosey old neighbours or bossy mother-in-laws. And they certainly aren’t having sex.

Byrski is hell-bent on showing that midlife is no longer a time when women step off a cliff and disappear. I fall into that demographic - and her books have an enormous resonance for me. Women like me read them to see ourselves reflected back; men read them to understand; one woman read a Byrski book, and apparently packed her bags and took off, ending up doing voluntary work in Peru. I can understand that. 
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