# Rose Boys

'... a deeply felt, passionately uplifting story...'  
Liam Davison. _The Weekend Australian_

_Rose Boys_ is the story of two brothers profoundly different, compellingly linked by blood ties, a famous sporting family and the terrible misfortune that befell one of them.  
  
Robert Rose was an Australian Rules footballer and a cricketer who could have been one of the best of his generation. On St Valentine's Day 1974 all that changed when a terrible car accident left him a quadriplegic. Robert lived for another twenty-five years, totally dependent on others. His brother Peter followed a very different path, as a poet, a poet, publisher and leading Australian literary figure. This is Peter's tribute to his brother.   
  
_Rose Boys_ is the story of Robert's unaffected heroism, the limitless love of a   
mother and father, and the intimate world shared by two very different brothers.   
Above all, it is a family memoir of rare penetration and candour.  
  
'A deep family story of suffering, love and passionate devotion, richly and freshly told.'  
Helen Garner  
  
'_Rose Boys_ is an intimate and moving though never maudlin story of familial love ... often simple, sometimes rich and lyrical, and always cliche free.'  
Daniel Williams, _Time  
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'Far removed from conventional sports writing, this is a sad and beautiful essay on suffering, fortitude, heroism and love...\[it\] reads like a fine and sensitive novel.'  
Michael Costigan, _Tain  
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'... a moving story expertly told.'  
Andrew Riemer, _Sydney Morning Herald  
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'I'm not sure when I last came across someone who has written so powerfully about death...'

## Details

- **Price:** 10.0 AUD
- **Vendor:** PENGUIN BOOKS
- **Type:** Notebook & Journals
- **Tags:** Category_LarryPOST, Category_LarryPOST/Brands/PENGUIN BOOKS, Category_LarryPOST/Brands/PENGUIN BOOKS/Modern Classic, Category_LarryPOST/Clearance

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 10.00 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- Rose Boys

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> Updated: 2025-12-26