The last of the Bonegilla girls
Purman, Victoria2019
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1954: Hoping to escape life as a refugee in post-war Germany, sixteen-year-old Hungarian Elizabeta arrives in Australia with her family. Her first stop is the Bonegilla Migrant Camp in rural Victoria, a temporary home for thousands of new arrivals. There, Elizabeta becomes firm friends with the feisty Greek Vasiliki; quiet Italian Iliana; and the adventurous Frances, daughter of the camp's director. In this vibrant and growing country, the Bonegilla girls rush together towards a life that seems full of promise, even as they cope with ever-present adversity. So when a ghost from the past reaches out for Elizabeta, there is nothing that her friends wouldn't do to keep her safe. But secrets have a way of making themselves known. Can the Bonegilla girls defeat their past? Or has it finally come to claim them?
Main title:
The last of the Bonegilla girls / Victoria Purman.
Author:
Purman, Victoria, author
Imprint:
Anstey : Aurora Large Print, 2019.
Collation:
468 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781787821415 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
LC class:
PR9619.4
Language:
English
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BRN:
2536556
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