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Winner, 2007 Australian Book Industry Awards This story does not begin on a boat. Nor does it contain any wild swans or falling leaves. In a wonderland called Footscray, a girl named Alice and her Chinese-Cambodian family pursue the Australian Dream – Asian style. Armed with an ocker accent, Alice dives head- first into schooling, romance and the getting of wisdom. Her mother becomes an Aussie battler – an outworker, that is. Her father embraces the miracle of franchising and opens an electrical-appliance store. And every day her grandmother blesses Father Government for giving old people money. Unpolished Gem is a book rich in comedy, a loving and irreverent portrait of a family, its everyday struggles and bittersweet triumphs. With it, Australian writing gains an unforgettable new voice. 'Alice Pung is a gem. Her voice is the real thing.' —Amy Tan 'There's something striking on every page of Unpolished Gem.'...
Request Code : ZLIB.IO18137705
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Year:
2006
Publisher:
Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd
Language:
English
ISBN 13:
9781863951586
ISBN:
9781921825385, 9781863951586

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