Read 'Table of Everything' and take a uniquely funny, crooked, questioning path through life. 'You know, sometimes, things happen that promise to make life breezy and blue, but turn out to make things more gluey and orange than before.' 'We were in the bath again, where many great scientific advances have taken place. But not tonight.' 'The pros and cons of the organised method of living. For: always know where things are and what to expect each day. Against: feel like a snake inside a bamboo pole; no surprise at seeing a dinner-plate moon; drawings turn out like circuit diagrams.' 'The Chamber will accept: dead flowers (particularly hospital bouquets), jealousies, regrets (old and current), soured milk and soy milk, chipped paint, toenails (don't have to be yours), foul burps, parking tickets.' Trudy White is a new writer with an original and intriguing voice.

 

This book was recognised by the Apa Book Design Awards. It was recognised in the YA category by the Hodder Headline Best Designed Young Adult Book.

There are 132 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2000 by Allen & Unwin .

Trudy White was born in Melbourne, and as an adult has lived in lots of different suburbs around the inner city. She studied art and design at Box Hill TAFE, then went on to art school and majored in painting. She started writing stories and producing hand-made story books during her Bachelor of Arts degree. After art school, she kept making pictures and writing and doing further study, including painting, beekeeping, plant science and writing. Now she shares a studio with two other artists in an old building right in the middle of Melbourne. All nine floors are occupied by painters, designers, hat makers, jewellers, writers, fashion designers - plus a couple of private eyes!Trudy rides her bicycle into the studio every day, but when she's not working Trudy likes wandering around looking at buildings and gardens, going to the beach, reading books and seeing friends. Her formerly stray cat, Gogo, likes to sleep on her pillow, next to her head.