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Unpolished Gem
Paperback Edition: 1
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.
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.
Publisher : PUNG Alice
Publication date : 2006-08-28
Subjects: Non-fiction, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure, Social Sciences, Biography & True Stories, Sociology, Social Services & Welfare, Criminology, Autobiography: General, Age Groups: Children, Migration, Immigration & Emigration, Refugees & Political Asylum, Social Discrimination & Inequality, Sociology: Customs & Traditions, Sociology: Family & Relationships