‘Language’, Blain insists, ‘is at the core of our being. The Museum of Words, as its subtitle – ‘a memoir of language, writing, and mortality’ – signals, is less about dying than it is about the beauty, complexity and necessity of language. She died thirteen months later, in December 2016. Blain knew that, at best, she ‘wouldn’t last more than a couple of years’. Georgia Blain began to write The Museum of Words shortly after undergoing surgery for removal of an aggressive, malignant tumour from the language centre in her brain. the writing is simple and gorgeous.‘…words, words, words on the page, as though I could somehow build a fortress to encase myself, a word structure so robust that I wouldn’t crumble’.

Just finished the museum of words (georgia blain) highly recommend.St 1 is a writer 2 All writers are mortals Con- Some she is a mortal (false) - Ravinder Singh.

Stella Prize contenders Between a Wolf and A Dog (Georgia Blain) & Museum of Modern Love (Heather Rose) also on the ALS Gold Medal shortlist - Blanche Clark.

Semi autobiographical works are always the most intense pieces - Mark Tripodi

Fucken hell georgia blain's between a wolf and a dog was rough stuff.

Wonderful news that Letter to Pessoa has been longlisted in the ALS Gold Medal with Tina Giannoukos, Georgia Blain, Fiona McFarlane & others - Michelle Cahill.

Thankyou Charlotte Wood for your loving words on Georgia Blain.

So so sad to hear of the deaths of journo and advocate Anne Deveson and her daughter novelist Georgia Blain.

A rare talent who also gave so much to other writers.

Georgia Blain showed me such generosity, what sad news today.

It's so sad to hear of Georgia Blain's passing - she was the almost-impossible-to-find combination of very talented, self-effacing and kind.

Deeply sad, & especially so for those who I know loved her deeply.

So sad to get off plane & hear that Georgia Blain has died.

thank you for the lovely piece on Georgia Blain.

So is yours on Georgia Blain - brought tears to my eyes.

Shirley Hazzard, Anne Deveson, and Georgia Blain in one week is just an extraordinary loss.

Best news in an otherwise sad week is that plucky Melbourne will next year publish Georgia Blain's final memoir MS.

'The idea of dying is just too big to hold in your head' last words of Georgia Blain in your SMH profile- as real as it gets - Gail Bell.

The Museum of Words by Georgia Blain