My Brilliant Career

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: Times House
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1984
Edition: Reprint

Description: 232 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A coming-of-age story set in the Australian bush, originally published in 1901. Sybylla Melvin is a misfit. She barely endures the dreary life of dairy farming in a family that can hardly make ends meet. Out of the blue, she is invited to move back to the family property, Caddagat, to live with Grannie, Aunt Helen, and Uncle Jay Jay. With a cast of interesting neighbors and friends, Sybylla finally seems to discover hope in the world. She is nourished by thoughtful conversation, books, and music. Harold Beechams love, however, throws her into indecision and painful tension. Will she be satisfied with following the well-trodden path of marriage - a path she perceives as demeaning and restrictive And when she is abruptly sent away from Caddagat to help pay family debts, her "brilliant career" takes a disruptive turn.

ISBN: 0858356937