Sometimes you need to face up to who you are in order to set yourself free.
Melina Marchetta is an Australian writer and former teacher. Her
first novel, Looking for Alibrandi, was released in 1992 to much
acclaim, sweeping the pool of young adult literary awards. Melina
has also written short stories including Twelve Minutes as part of
a Books Alive anthology, along with reviews and opinion pieces for
The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Australian
Literary Review. She has been a writer-in-residence around the
country, as far north as Thursday Island and as far south as
Hobart.
Melina now lives in Sydney and writes full-time. Marcella Russo has
worked extensively as an actor and singer in theatre, film and
radio. Her film work includes The Dreaming, Struck by Lightning, Un
Padre Traditionale and The Big Maybe. Marcella is an experienced
voice-over artist and has performed in various ABC radio dramas.
"A novel to rejoice in, a story from the heart."
*Australian Bookseller & Publisher*
"This is such a great book!! It's a must read."
*Amazon*
"The search for self in adolescence is torturous, comical, clumsy
and universal. Australian teen Josephine Alibrandi's pursuit is no
exception. She's a brilliant, insightful, under-privileged
17-year-old minority student in a wealthy Catholic high school who
also has the significant disadvantage of being illegitimate.
Marcella Russo performs Josie's sassy first-person narrative with
such dexterity and ease that her character blossoms before us. The
listener becomes her closest confidante as she whispers her
secrets, groans in despair, crows in triumph, cries in grief, all
with enormous authenticity. Of extraordinary note is Russo's adept
reading of Josie's Italian Nonna, with her thick accent, sharp
edges, deeply held secrets and great passion for Josie."
*AudioFile Magazine*
"Although this involving novel is set in the author's native Australia, American readers will feel right at home, thanks to the charismatic, outspoken 17-year-old narrator," said PW. Ages 12-up. (May) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
"A novel to rejoice in, a story from the heart." -- Australian
Bookseller & Publisher
"This is such a great book!! It's a must read." -- Amazon
"The search for self in adolescence is torturous, comical, clumsy
and universal. Australian teen Josephine Alibrandi's pursuit is no
exception. She's a brilliant, insightful, under-privileged
17-year-old minority student in a wealthy Catholic high school who
also has the significant disadvantage of being illegitimate.
Marcella Russo performs Josie's sassy first-person narrative with
such dexterity and ease that her character blossoms before us. The
listener becomes her closest confidante as she whispers her
secrets, groans in despair, crows in triumph, cries in grief, all
with enormous authenticity. Of extraordinary note is Russo's adept
reading of Josie's Italian Nonna, with her thick accent, sharp
edges, deeply held secrets and great passion for Josie." --
AudioFile Magazine
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