Mother of Rock: the Lillian Roxon Story

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From the pubs of the Sydney Push to New York's legendary nightclubs, Lillian Roxon set the pace for an era that changed the world. Audacious, independent and fiercely intelligent, by eighteen she was cutting her writing teeth in the colourful world of Sydney tabloid journalism. She moved to New York in 1959, just in time for a cultural revolution that celebrated youth, sexual freedom, women's liberation - and rock and roll. Roxon quickly became the centre of a circle that included Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, Jim Morrison and David Bowie. Linda Eastman confided in her about her first dates with Paul M.;Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Prologue; Alassio, 1930s; Chapter 1 Where Hemingway Walked; Chapter 2 Getting Out; Brisbane, 1940s; Chapter 3 New Land; Chapter 4 Toowoomba; Chapter 5 School Years; Chapter 6 The Pink Elephant Crowd; Sydney, 1950s; Chapter 7 Where's the Party?; Chapter 8 Lillian and the Libertarians; Chapter 9 Jamison Street; Chapter 10 Zell; Chapter 11 The World of Weekend; New York, 1960s; Chapter 12 From Kennedy to the Beatles; Chapter 13 Lillian and Linda; Chapter 14 Rock Encyclopedia; Chapter 15 Lillian and Germaine; Chapter 16 Freedom's Trap; Epilogue.