Much Ado About Melbourne

Book: Much Ado About Melbourne
by Jenny Sinclair

What shapes the character of Melbourne and from where does it get its x-factor? Jenny Sinclair goes in search of the answers and discovers that it's all in our head - or at least our collective imagination.

Much Ado About Melbourne is a whimsical and absorbing survey of the city's creativity from Hoddle's Grid to the cultural achievements that help put us on the world map.

Celebrating the stories spirit and sensibilities that make this metropolis the book charts the evolution of Melbourne through its music art literature film stories transport maps and people. Illustrations include works from the State Library's collection.

About the author: Jenny Sinclair
Melbourne writer Jenny Sinclair was a staff reporter for The Age from 1996 to 2004. Her fiction and nonfiction have been published in various newspapers magazines and literary journals.