Rose By Any Other Name
Author(s): Maureen McCarthy
Rose is all packed up. She's got a van full of petrol and a stack of CDs. She's got a surfboard in the back and a secret that won't go away. But that's okay. She also has enough attitude to light up the night sky. Then her mother decides to come along...and Rose's road trip takes an unplanned U-turn, straight to the heart of last summer. For ages 16+, this is a new edition of the best-selling book by much loved author Maureen McCarthy. A warm, generous novel, big on family dynamics, and a rich portrait of a feisty young girl facing up to love, loss and life's big issues.
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Although I am not keen on realist teenage fiction, I have to admit that the novel is both well-written and innovative. McCarthy is very good at getting inside her character's head, rather than simply regurgitating clicheed teenaged behaviour, and I found the unusual narrative style (namely the parallel structure and the street-press coloumn) refreshing. www.writeaway.org.uk
Maureen McCarthy is the ninth of ten children and grew up on a farm near Yea in Victoria. After working for a while as an art teacher, Maureen became a full-time writer. Her novels have been shortlisted for numerous awards and include Rose By Any Other Name, Cross My Heart, Flash Jack and When You Wake and Find Me Gone. Maureen has three sons and lives in Melbourne.
General Fields
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- : Allen & Unwin
- : Allen & Unwin Children's Books
- : 31 March 2008
- : 195mm X 130mm X 27mm
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : Maureen McCarthy
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 342
