Author: | Jill Sanguinetti | ISBN: | 9781742984469 |
Publisher: | Wild Dingo Press | Publication: | August 1, 2014 |
Imprint: | Wild Dingo Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Jill Sanguinetti |
ISBN: | 9781742984469 |
Publisher: | Wild Dingo Press |
Publication: | August 1, 2014 |
Imprint: | Wild Dingo Press |
Language: | English |
This book is about a girl, a school and a family in Australia in the 1950s and 60s…A deeply personal account of teenage struggles with parental and sibling relationships and with school discipline, study demands, tough living conditions and rigorous religious education. Jill’s daily life as a school boarder, her rebellions, emotional highs and lows, and encounters with Dr Wood, MLC’s charismatic principal and pastor, are described with honesty, hilarity and sharp critical insight.
This book is about a girl, a school and a family in Australia in the 1950s and 60s…A deeply personal account of teenage struggles with parental and sibling relationships and with school discipline, study demands, tough living conditions and rigorous religious education. Jill’s daily life as a school boarder, her rebellions, emotional highs and lows, and encounters with Dr Wood, MLC’s charismatic principal and pastor, are described with honesty, hilarity and sharp critical insight.