Child Magical - a memoir - Softcover

Ravell, Cecile

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0645045209 ISBN 13: 9780645045208

Publisher: Warrior Woman Press, 2021

Synopsis

"Cecile Ravell's story is a memoir of a childhood in transit, from Brooklyn, New York, to Malta, then Melbourne, Australia. 

 

In a series of poignant and funny cameos seen through the eyes of a little girl, Ravell brings to life an intimate immigrant tale. The story follows this feisty child from moments of triumph to moments of indignation, as she becomes aware of her position as an outsider in a society that values fair-haired children, and as a girl who plays second fiddle to a family culture that reveres boys.

 

Child Magical provides valuable insights into the reality of what it felt like for a girl growing up in Australia in the 1960s.

 

Savoured in your favourite armchair, or read quickly on public transport, either way, Ravell's story is a good read - piquant and thought-provoking."

 

Magz Morgan, author, Motherlands.

About this title

About the Author

Cecile Ravell is a creative memoir author and poet. She was born in 'Hell's Kitchen', in Midtown Manhattan, and spent her early childhood in Brooklyn, NYC. Her family returned to Malta when she was four years old, then immigrated to Melbourne, Australia, when she was five. She lives in a 'leafy' suburb of Melbourne. She spends her time travelling the world and writing, and attributes her love of travelling to her early life. Her novellas include 'Love on a Faultline' and 'Dilemmas of a Middle-aged Madonna'. She has won first prize for her short-story 'The Drama of Dying', and for two flash-fiction stories 'On My Merits' and 'Not So Cocky Now'. Her collection of short stories and poetry will be published in 'The Soul Bared', and a selection can be previewed at https: //ravellc.wixsite.com/ravell-the-writer/blog.

Edition details

• Publisher: Warrior Woman Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0645045209
• ISBN 13: 9780645045208
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108