Bye, Beautiful
Author(s): Julia Lawrinson
Set in the wheatbelt area of Western Australia in the 1960s, this is a family and town drama that has as backdrop the radical societal changes that were taking place at the time in Austraila and the rest of the world. Ages 14+
General Information
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- : Penguin Random House
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : 0.204
- : 01 February 2006
- : Australia
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Julia Lawrinson
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : A823.4
- : 276
More About The Product
Julia Lawrinson hails from the outer suburbs of Perth, and writes for children and young adults. Her first novel, Obsession, won the 2001 WA Premier's Prize for Young Adult Writing. Since then she has published more than ten novels, including Bye, Beautiful, which was shortlisted for both the QLD and WA Premier's Awards and was a 2007 CBC Notable Book and the popular Chess Nuts, which was 2010 CBC Notable Book. Her day jobs have included weighbridge attendant, whopper maker, English lecturer, Sergeant-at-Arms and Usher of the Black Rod. She loves dog beaches, Jack Russells and New York, and is finishing a law degree. http-//www.julialawrinson.com.au http-//julialawrinson.blogspot.com.au https-//twitter.com/julialawrinson
