- Published: 2 July 2007
- ISBN: 9781741665437
- Imprint: Random House Australia
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $42.99
Delinquent Angel
- Published: 2 July 2007
- ISBN: 9781741665437
- Imprint: Random House Australia
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $42.99
This is a well-researched, sympathetic and worthwhile book . . . you should read it for yourself
John Tranter, The Australian
In this book you will discover one of the more bizarre life stories you’re likely to read
Jon Faine, ABC Radio
Diana Georgeff’s biography is essential reading
Gig Ryan, The Age
Shelton Lea deserves to be remembered as an insurgent poet always challenging the status quo
Lawrence Ferlingtetti
Shelton Lea is the Jack Kerouac of Australian poetry
Barry Dickins
Riveting to read Diana Georgeff's oeuvre on Shelton Lea: poets tell us unbelievable stories, but they are always true – a kind of truth only poets know
Mirka Mora
The heartbreaking story of a ruined child poet whose wounds never healed. Diana Georgeff's tireless research, and her calm insight and intelligence, make this a riveting biography that moves and horrifies in turn
Diana Gribble
I cannot imagine a better name than Delinquent Angel for this beautifully written book. A growing brain needs love as surely as it needs food and oxygen. Without love, a rejected boy becomes delinquent, sheltering from his fear behind arrogance, alcohol or aggression. This is the story of Shelton Lea, in whom an angel of poetry and compassion survived and flourished, allowing a delinquent to be both lovable and remarkable.
Julian Short
Her superb biography is beyond the poignant portrait of the artist and the man, an important addition to the history of our literature and our understanding of its human genesis and cost.
Kathy Hunt, Bulletin
Delinquent is a beautifully crafted and deeply moving story.
Rod Moran, West Australian
This is a superb biography of poet Shelton Lea . . . It does what biographies at their very best do . . . and then something quite extraordinary
Kathleen Noonan, Courier Mail
This biography can be enjoyably read by those who never knew his legends, rumours and yarns. It is told with passion and detachment.
Alan Wearne, Sydney Morning Herald
The material Georgeff uncovers and then writes about with such calm controlled prose delivers a terrible punch
Angela Bennie, Sydney Morning Herald