| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 252 pages) : portrait |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Part One; In which Maureen comes into the world, her brother hot on her heels; In which Maureen attends a school for young ladies; Part Two; In which the landscape acquires a population; Maureen at bay; As easy as opening a door to the air; Maureen against the wall; Cripple Craig; In which Maureen begins to see; Part Three; Ladies don't move; The geometry of innocence; The masters make the rules; Part Four; In which Inga returns for a week and Maureen thinks of going for good |
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In which Maureen reflects on Cleo's limitations, and her ownA beginner's approach to normality; Seems to be how we're made; There must be some way out of here; Afterword; References |
| Summary |
Growing up in a rural working-class home, Maureen Craig rebels against her angry mother, the privileges of her favoured brother and the relentless conformity of 1950s Australia. University promises a new world both terrifying and exhilarating in its challenges. She explores her sexuality and sets out to make a place for herself in the world. Passionate, funny and heartbreaking, this remarkable novel traces a young woman's turbulent coming of age |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 252) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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This edition in English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Lesbians -- Fiction
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Australian fiction -- Women authors -- 20th century
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Australian fiction -- Women authors
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Lesbians
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2002392067 |
| ISBN |
9781742190006 |
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1742190006 |
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9781742193960 |
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174219396X |
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