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Adapted for the screen by the author from her enormously successful novel about Josie Alibrandi and her relationship with her friends and family in her last year at school. Includes stills from the film and an introduction from the author.
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"A novel to rejoice in, a story from the heart." (Australian Bookseller+Publisher)
"This is such a great book!! It's a must read." (Amazon)
"The search for self in adolescence is torturous, comical, clumsy and universal. Australian teen Josephine Alibrandi's pursuit is no exception. She's a brilliant, insightful, under-privileged 17-year-old minority student in a wealthy Catholic high school who also has the significant disadvantage of being illegitimate. Marcella Russo performs Josie's sassy first-person narrative with such dexterity and ease that her character blossoms before us. The listener becomes her closest confidante as she whispers her secrets, groans in despair, crows in triumph, cries in grief, all with enormous authenticity. Of extraordinary note is Russo's adept reading of Josie's Italian Nonna, with her thick accent, sharp edges, deeply held secrets and great passion for Josie." (AudioFile Magazine)
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"This is such a great book!! It's a must read." (Amazon)
"The search for self in adolescence is torturous, comical, clumsy and universal. Australian teen Josephine Alibrandi's pursuit is no exception. She's a brilliant, insightful, under-privileged 17-year-old minority student in a wealthy Catholic high school who also has the significant disadvantage of being illegitimate. Marcella Russo performs Josie's sassy first-person narrative with such dexterity and ease that her character blossoms before us. The listener becomes her closest confidante as she whispers her secrets, groans in despair, crows in triumph, cries in grief, all with enormous authenticity. Of extraordinary note is Russo's adept reading of Josie's Italian Nonna, with her thick accent, sharp edges, deeply held secrets and great passion for Josie." (AudioFile Magazine)
It's about relationships between women from 3 generations.
This book is not just about sex and drugs. It's about how hard it is to fit in when your different. this book expresses a girl's life and the phases she goes through. I wrote this book because of my Nonna emmigrating to Australia. I wanted to know how it felt to live without a close member of the family near you. I never knew I was going to sit down and write about racism or suicide. If you liked this book, watch out, because a movie's coming your way.
This book is not just about sex and drugs. It's about how hard it is to fit in when your different. this book expresses a girl's life and the phases she goes through. I wrote this book because of my Nonna emmigrating to Australia. I wanted to know how it felt to live without a close member of the family near you. I never knew I was going to sit down and write about racism or suicide. If you liked this book, watch out, because a movie's coming your way.
Lots of love, Melina
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- PublisherCurrency Press Pty Ltd
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0868196231
- ISBN 13 9780868196237
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages95
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Book Description soft cover. No Jacket. Original screenplay. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. 21 cm. XIII, 95 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers. Seller Inventory # 39108
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, paperback. Soft covers are lightly thumbed and bear the odd scuff. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped and rubbed, so too corners. Binding is neat and tidy. Spine lightly sunned. Page edges are moderately discoloured. This book is in good condition.*We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound. Seller Inventory # DRA041
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