Those girls
Rushby, Pamela2024
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"When Hilly volunteers for the Women's Land Army in 1942, she's sixteen years old. She expects to be picking sun-kissed fruit and bottle-feeding fluffy white lambs, all while she's wearing a flattering outfit. Travelling to farms across Queensland, Hilly encounters backbreaking work, but also friendship and fellowship with other Land Army girls, Aileen and Glad, all seeking independence for their own reasons. War is a chance for a life away from family and familiarity, offering adventure and romance. But the poster didn't mention crutching sheep or 4am starts. Or the prejudice they would face, and that some men needed to be fought off, rather than fought for. In the midst of adversity, Hilly finds exactly what she is capable of... and it might be more than she ever thought possible. She is one of 'those girls with grit'."--Back cover.
Main title:
Those girls / Pamela Rushby.
Author:
Rushby, Pamela, author
Imprint:
Gadigal and Wangal Country ; Newtown, NSW : Walker Books Australia, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
321 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Secondary
ISBN:
9781760657840 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
Australian Women's Land Army -- FictionWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Australia -- FictionFarms -- Queensland -- FictionFemale friendship -- FictionSelf-realization in women -- FictionWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Participation, Female -- FictionWomen in agriculture -- Australia -- History -- 20th century -- FictionWomen in war -- Australia -- History -- 20th century -- FictionWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Food supply -- FictionQueensland -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- FictionAustralia -- History -- 20th century -- FictionAuthors, AustralianHistorical fictionYoung adult fiction
BRN:
500420
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Teenage Fiction | RUSHBY | Available |