![]() 'An extraordinarily intelligent and passionate novel, written with remarkable self assurance. A story from the heart.' Australian Bookseller and Publisher 'I love this book for its passion, its commitment to life, its bubbling ideas, its warmth and vivacity.' Moira Robinson This special deluxe hardback edition contains an exclusive preface by the author, as well as photographs, letters, reviews, articles and mementoes from the time of its first publication and reception, and extracts from the original edited MS and Melina's correspondence with her editor and publisher. Multi-award-winning and a bestselling modern classic beloved by so many, Looking for Alibrandi will stay with you always. This is the year she meets her father, the year she falls in love, the year she finds the real truth about her family - and the identity she has been searching for. Josephine Alibrandi is seventeen and in her final year at a wealthy girls' school. The recipient of The Children’s Book of the Year and the Bilby Award asks the questions of who am I Where am I Where am, I going How do I get there The questions that all teenagers ask themselves. ![]() Not as an Australian and not as an Italian and not as an in-between. Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta is the story of Josie Alibrandi on her quest to self-discovery in her final year of school. It allows us to clearly see her changes in perspective on life, as she learns throughout various events in the novel. Multi-award-winning, a bestseller and made into an award-winning feature film, Looking for Alibrandi has become a much-loved modern classic. Looking for Alibrandi Literary Elements Genre Bildungsroman Setting and Context 1990s Sydney Narrator and Point of View The novel is told in the first person narrative point of view from Josie's perspective. ![]()
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