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Category Archives: Coming of age

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Catherine Hanrahan

If I knew you were going to be this beautiful, I never would have let you go – Judy Chicurel

This book, with its rather clunky title, is a coming-of-age story set in Elephant Beach, a small town on Long Island, New York in the early 1970s. This is the …

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Posted on December 12, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan

Me and Mr Booker – Cory Taylor

Me and Mr Booker is Taylor’s debut novel and winner of the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize. It is a coming of age story told in first person by Martha, a 16 year old …

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Posted on February 4, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan

Volcano Street – David Rain

  It’s1970 and sisters Marlo and Skip have been shipped off to live with their Aunty Noreen Puce in the South Australian town of Craters Lakes, after their mother is …

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Posted on January 22, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan

Barracuda – Christos Tsiolkas

  Barracuda, Christos Tsiolkas’ latest novel, is the last of my Australian fiction reading over the holidays. It tells the story of Danny Kelly, working class boy from Reservoir in …

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Posted on December 24, 2014 by Catherine Hanrahan

The Country Girls – Edna O’Brien

  The Country Girls is the first novel of Irish writer Edna O’Brien and a quintessential coming-of-age story. It was published in 1960 and immediately banned in Ireland and even …

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Posted on May 13, 2014 by Catherine Hanrahan

The Push – Julia Lawrinson

  The Push is a Young Adult novel set in 1957, focusing on a young Sydney girl Erica who gets involved with the now famous, or infamous Libertarian group The …

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Posted on January 20, 2014 by Catherine Hanrahan

The Flamethrowers – Rachel Kushner

How I do love holidays, for all the time I have to read! I took on some big tomes over the break, one of which was Rachel Kushner’s second novel, The …

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Posted on December 27, 2013 by Catherine Hanrahan

The Rehearsal – Eleanor Catton

Eleanor Catton is now much more famous for her Booker winning The Luminaries, than this, her first novel. But I chose to start with this one because its a debut, …

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Posted on December 16, 2013 by Catherine Hanrahan

Martha Quest – Doris Lessing

In honour of the death last month of Doris Lessing, I’ve just reread her second novel, Martha Quest. Only this year have I discovered Doris Lessing and realised what I’d …

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Posted on November 24, 2013 by Catherine Hanrahan

A Summer Bird-Cage – Margaret Drabble

I’ve been a Margaret Drabble fan since I was dragged kicking and screaming to her in Year 12 English by way of The Millstone. Its a fantastic book and I’ve …

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My Reading To Write blog helps me to understand the craft of writing – what makes a good plot, characters and pace. I’m reviewing new books, classics, and rereading old favourites. I’ll try not to include spoilers as far as possible. I’d love to hear what you think of my reviews.

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A light look at literature-everything from the classics to Young Adult and Picturebooks. Please give me your view!

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The Newtown Review of Books

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