She appeared in numerous sketch comedy shows before creating the character of Sharon Strzelecki in the TV show Kath and Kim. Not a celebrity exposé as much as a family history, Reckoning is moving and compassionate. ‘Why?’ April 2012  (9) Then she had an epiphany: to stop pretending to be who she wasn't and embrace her true self -- a girl who loved drinking wine in her underpants on Sunday nights -- and become an Anti-Cool Girl. May 2015  (12) But don’t get her wrong. Magda Szubanski is a naturally gifted writer who has the power to illustrate humanity in its entire spectrum. It's hard to imagine a book better suited to such a trip. Raw, gritty, compassionate, surprising and darkly funny - Jimmy Barnes's childhood memoir is at once the story of migrant dreams fulfilled and dashed. December 2016  (8) May 2019  (11) Heartbreaking, joyous, traumatic, intimate and revelatory, Reckoning is the book where Magda Szubanski, one of Australia’s most beloved performers, tells her story. It will touch the lives of its readers. In these pages, I’ve tried to do this.” —Bruce Springsteen, from the pages of Born to Run. May 2014  (12) Increasing gender equality through conferences, events, courses, programs and networking for women in leadership and management positions throughout Australia Image via Getty. Reckoning never reads like it would have been cathartic to write; Szubanski isn’t sure herself. December 2013  (11) Subscribe to have new posts delivered straight to your feed reader or email inbox: About Share. Killing girl scouts.’. August 2018  (11) ↑ Rush, Geoffrey (14 October 2015). July 2020  (7) And I remember now – as I looked up, the other women all held out their arms and showed me their numbers. April 2013  (14) Every library should have it, every school should teach it.’ Weekend Australian, ‘Unlike most autobiographies by famous people, Reckoning has substance beyond the writer’s fame...Szubanski’s fine memoir, written with great style, adds another layer to our history.’ Crikey, ‘This is documentary writing of the highest order and Szubanski has given life to an incredible war story...This tale of war and suburbia, sexuality and comedy, is likely to be the most popular Australian book of the year.’ Age/Sydney Morning Herald, ‘This is an inspiring memoir of a woman who faced her demons, sought treatment for depression and overcame disappointments.’ Good Reading, ‘A page-turner...[Szubanski] is articulate and likeable as she tries to reconcile herself with the many difficult aspects of her past.’ New Zealand Herald, 'Reckoning is a beautiful and moving story of a serious, thoughtful and complex person.' Szubanski’s Polish heritage and in particular her father’s life, means that her work is full of information of the sort that is often forgotten. As the purposefully long heritage-detailed sentence hopefully shows, Reckoning is a book of both Szubanski’s own life, and the life of her Polish relatives living during World War Two. August 2014  (12) ‘I am telling you this, Magda, because it must never happen again.’ She soon realised that she was the Doug Pitt to her sister's Brad, and that cool was not going to be her currency in this life. Review Policy January 2020  (12) ‘A brave and tender book about everything that matters most in life.’ Cate Blanchett, ‘This is a remarkable memoir, that weaves the tragedy of twentieth century history into a personal narrative of coming to terms with family and self, and manages to honour both stories. May 2012  (12) But that was only one of the problems Rosie faced. The Present Past History Series With a vivid description of early childhood in Sri Lanka, the Lotus Island, and then migrating to Australia in 1972, Nalini's journey is a captivating story of fortitude in the pursuit of her dreams. The Sydney Morning Herald. One of the themes is sexuality; in Szubanski’s telling of her life story you see the contention and confusion of a lesbian woman – or, as she puts it, ‘gay gay gay gay gay not gay gay’ – growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, the way Szubanski came to understand her feelings and the changes in society’s views. Magda Szubanski is one of Australia’s best known and most loved performers. October 2011  (5) So reads the back cover of Magda Szubanski’s engaging debut memoir, Reckoning (2015). June 2015  (10) It’s a text full of general cultural and more specific references – films old and new, classical literature – that help to bring clarity to what she says and makes it very readable. 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