{"product_id":"fridays-with-blanche-paperback","title":"Fridays with Blanche - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Rielly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlanche d'Alpuget--at her wise, sexy, and wickedly funny best--explores the liberation of life, love, and sex at 80.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What secrets will Blanche d'Alpuget reveal to writer Derek Rielly over their regular Friday lunches in her Sydney apartment? Once Australia's most notorious woman, Blanche reflects on the domino effect her groundbreaking biography of Bob Hawke had on politics and the nation, her journey from vanity to spirituality, and surviving breast cancer soon after Hawke's death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In these candid, spirited conversations, Blanche and Rielly discuss fame, grief, passion, and aging with unflinching honesty and humor. Also sharing their insights are Hawke's daughter Sue, Blanche's son Louis, Thomas Keneally, Miriam Margolyes, Tony Pratt, and Graham Richardson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fridays with Blanche is an intimate, fearless portrait of a national icon--revealing, funny, and profound. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"What a treat! Brutal truths and bombshells galore. Profound reflections on life, longing and the legacy of Bob. It's like a long Friday lunch that you never want to end. Your host: a national treasure named Blanche.\" - Trent Dalton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Rielly\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor, writer, magazine and book publisher, columnist, entrepreneur and PR agent. He has launched two magazines, including \u003ci\u003eStab \u003c\/i\u003e(in 2003) and the four-language title \u003ci\u003eSurf Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, acted as a trouble-shooting editor on Australia's biggest men's title, created websites and advertising campaigns and consulted on others. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWish \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and many other publications. His photography has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Good Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e and in advertising campaigns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Derek's previous books are \u003ci\u003eWednesdays with Bob, \u003c\/i\u003e a bestselling biography of the popular former prime minister Bob Hawke that was rated the number one political biography in \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGulpilil, \u003c\/i\u003e a portrait of the late iconic actor, dancer and artist David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu. He lives in Sydney.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48747432050937,"sku":"9781761472084","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/F8TZDbzvFb9781761472084.webp?v=1785672174","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/fridays-with-blanche-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}