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    The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean
    The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean
    The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean
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    The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean

    Written by Mira Robertson

    Narrated by Zoe Carides

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    1944. Emily Dean is sent to stay with relatives in rural Victoria. With grandmother determined to keep up standards despite the effects of the war; Della, the bible-quoting cook, and her young and fearless aunt Lydia who refuses to befriend her, Emily just wants to go home. But things start looking up when she encounters Claudio, the Italian prisoner of war employed as a farm labourer. And then Lydia's brother, William, unexpectedly returns from the war. Wounded and bitter - he's rude, traumatised, and mostly drunk, yet a passion for literature soon draws them together.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWavesound from W. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateApr 2, 2018
    ISBN9781528805803

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    • 5/5
      This book takes us back to 1944 and to the Wimmera in country Victoria. A young 14 year old girl has reluctantly come to live with her grandmother and a cast of other relatives and characters whose behaviors seem at times, stern, inexplicable, dangerous, curious and exciting. Emily has begun a journey that takes her from a girl to a young woman. They all teach her something. And she helps them to show some courage in pursing their own life journeys. All this is told with a gentle humour that enables secrets and prejudices to be exposed and challenged. It is an inspiring story for young and old. highly recommended.