- Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, Nonfiction, Young women
A superb storyteller... it is impossible not to be impressed by Courtenay's talents' - The Times JESSICA is based on the real life of a remarkable young Australian woman who defied the conventions of her time. She had a stubborn streak and the courage to act out her convictions... in spite of the consequences. This compelling, sweeping story is her personal fight for justice against enormous odds, and a testimony to the power of the human spirit to triumph over adversity.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and resolved.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Bryce Courtenay
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 598
- Publisher
- J.-C. Lattès, Penguin Group UK, Penguin Books Ltd
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780140279603
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A South-African-born naturalized Australian novelist and one of Australia's most commercially successful authors.
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