Much Ado About Melbourne

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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 it on the world map. Celebrating the stories, spirit and sensibilities that make this metropolis, it charts the evolution of Melbourne through its music, art, literature, film, stories, transport, maps and people.

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Jenny Sinclair is a Melbourne writer. She was previously a staff reporter for The Age. Her fiction and non-fiction has been published in various newspapers, magazines, and literary journals.