A Figure of Speech

Graham Freudenberg has led an amazing life and A Figure of Speech is his life, in his own words. From a young boy growing up in Brisbane to his time as a speech writer from Calwell to Carr, this book will look at those legendary people friends and foes he has in?uenced. From his campaigns working on speeches for Gough Whitlam and more recently, for Bob Carr, A Figure of Speech is a landmark book tracing the political and social history of post-war Australia through the words of our most proli?c political wordsmith.