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Miles Franklin My Brilliant Career (Hardback) Penguin Clothbound Classics. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Growing up on her parents’ outback farm, Sybylla is desperate to read, write, sing and achieve great things. Yet her aspirations for a ‘brilliant career’ are persistently thwarted, first by the arduous demands of rural family life, and later by the shackles of a proposed conventional marriage to the wealthy Harold Beecham. Further DetailsTitle: My Brilliant Career Condition: New Author: Miles Franklin Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 0241699584 EAN: 9780241699584 ISBN: 9780241699584 Edition: 1st Publisher: Penguin Classics Genre: Fiction Topic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Social Sciences, Classic Fiction, Society & Culture Release Date: 01/30/2025 Description: The beloved Australian classic, published in a stunning Penguin Clothbound Classics edition for the first time Miles Franklin’s debut novel follows the vivacious and rebellious sixteen-year-old Sybylla Melvyn – closely modelled on Franklin herself – as she fights to break free of restrictive bush life. Growing up on her parents’ outback farm, Sybylla is desperate to read, write, sing and achieve great things. Yet her aspirations for a ‘brilliant career’ are persistently thwarted, first by the arduous demands of rural family life, and later by the shackles of a proposed conventional marriage to the wealthy Harold Beecham. With only her brilliant, conflicted mind to guide her, Sybylla is forced to define a life on her own terms.My Brilliant Career is acclaimed for capturing the spirit of Australia at the turn of the twentieth century. The struggles of its fiery, precocious protagonist shine a light on the emergent women’s rights and suffrage movement during this period, and memorably evoke the intensity of youth. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 204mm Item Length: 132mm Item Width: 40mm Item Weight: 750g Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics Type: Reference Release Year: 2025 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
