- ISBN:
- 9780733630309
- 9780733630309
- Category:
- Contemporary fiction
- Publication Date:
- 30-04-2013
- Publisher:
- Hachette Australia
- Country of origin:
- Australia
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x155x29mm
- Weight:
- 0.45kg
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4 Reviews
If you loved Jasper Jones, this is for you! Me & Rory Macbeath conjures up memories of growing up during Australian summers, the heat and trips to the beach. Weve chosen this as our book of the month from a huge selection of great books during May.
Richard Beasley set the scene of a hot and sticky Adelaide summer very quickly and I was hooked. Doesn't matter what part of Australia you grew up in, memories will come flooding back of what you got up to in your childhood.
I couldn't recommend this book more.
I was initally drawn to this story because of the 1970s Adelaide connection - a time and place which I kind of remember. The 70s were an interesting time in that city, but the setting is not really the focus so if you're not into Adelaide, don't overlook this story because of it.
Jake's "coming of age" is as bittersweet as that journey nearly always is but the real power in this story is that the events taking place behind the closed doors on this "normal" street could be taking place anywhere at any time, maybe even right now on your street.
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