The girls from Fitzroy
Jones, Jennie2024
Book
Melbourne, 1945. Born into a well-to-do family, Maggie Johnson wants freedom from her parents' strict conservative beliefs and their unbending desire for her to marry the right sort of man. Instead, Maggie longs to forge her own path in life. Lil Kelly, who lives in the slums, works tirelessly to care for her mother and sister. Lil looks for contentment wherever she can find it, not daring to dream of more. When their paths cross during the exhilarating celebrations of Victory in the Pacific Day, they form a secret friendship. Determined to help lift Lil out of poverty, Maggie finds herself in need of her friend's help when her own carefully ordered world collapses. As Maggie discovers the strength and vibrancy within the close-knit community of southern Fitzroy, Lil is inspired to take a chance and look beyond the only life she has ever known. In a world where destiny is dictated by the street where you were born, can Maggie and Lil find the courage to pursue their dreams and follow their hearts?
Main title:
The girls from Fitzroy / Jennie Jones.
Author:
Jones, Jennie, author
Work:
Imprint:
Gadigal Country ; [Sydney, New South Wales] : HQ Fiction, 2024.©2024
Collation:
376 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"When a chance meeting becomes an unlikely friendship, their lives will be changed forever." --Page [1] of cover.
ISBN:
9781489270764 (paperback)
Dewey class:
A823.4F
Language:
English
Subject:
Families -- Australia -- FictionFemale friendship -- FictionLife change events -- FictionNineteen forties -- Australia -- FictionSocial classes -- Australia -- FictionWomen -- Australia -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- FictionMelbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 20th century -- FictionMelbourne (Vic.) -- 20th century -- FictionAustralian fictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
2283153