| Description |
268 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Children's Book Council of Australia awards ; 2010
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| Summary |
Clementine, a quiet, sensitive girl is in awe of her beautiful cousin, Fan. While Clementine lives a life of relative affluence in the city, Fan is trapped with her embittered mother in a drab country town with no prospects. As Clementine gets older and immerses herself in the heady liberation of university, Fan's bright spirit is slowly crushed by the daily drudgery of children, an indifferent shearer husband, and her frustrated desire for a different life |
| Notes |
Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards 2010, Honour Book Older Readers category |
| Audience |
For secondary school age |
| Subject |
Female friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction
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| ISBN |
9781741757316 paperback |
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