It was 1932, when Australia was in the grip of the depression, and Jim lived in a shantytown. When is it okay to lie and when should you tell the truth?Similarly to Hitler's Daughter, Macbeth and Son challenges the reader to consider the actions of people, both in the past and present, and from a seemingly simple storyline, Macbeth and Son arrives at the morally complex question of 'What is truth? In her most terrified moment, Barbara does this and finds herself in 1930s Sydney, where she is taken in by a family who live in poverty in a 'susso' camp. Joey knows he will have to find the soldier himself - must find him. 'Susso' camps sprang up outside all the major cities. Blackberries and thornbush grow where the shanties stood and lyrebirds scratch where there were once hundreds of people. Ned Wisbey remembers looking out the window at 4 am and seeeing Gully Jack dancing with a wattle sapling, singing 'swing her in the corner Dulcie'. Isaac is twelve and has joined the crew of the Endeavour as a master's servant, good for scrubbing decks and not much else. He and Bess spend their winters in Europe now or somewhere where there's sun... but he spends his summer's gossiping in the peach sheds, still without a shirt or shoes. The newspaper and newsreel images of these evictions - a young pregnant woman clinging to a door jamb while being pulled at by a policeman, small children crying, old people looking lost and confused - helped change Australia's social conscience. But he never spoke a word to her, said Ned, and he lived and died a bachelor. Foster kid Barbara, scared and afraid, is given advice by an old man to think of a place 'somewhere around the corner' and go there when she is most afraid. Most came to look for gold and only the most determined stayed on. A modern tale of truth and lies woven with a story from the past. Barbara, caught up in a demonstration, goes round the corner and arrives in the 1930s in another demonstration. The magical element of going 'somewhere around the corner' always drew me in, as well as the fascinating lives of the sussos, who in true children's book style make the best of their lives all while dreaming of a better tomorrow. T. I think this is one of the best children's novel I've ever read. ', 'Wednesday was bridge night. I've probably read this book more than any other book. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? ‘Somewhere Around the Corner’ was written in celebration of the Poverty Gully 'susso camp' that was once just below our property, where people on the 'dole' or 'sustenance' or 'susso', a form of Government assistance (mostly food), camped or built their shanties. Barbara was lucky she meet young Jim who took her out of this strange, frightening city to his home. The characters are well developed and inspire empathy as opposed to sympathy, and Jackie French's brilliance in bringing the past alive for young readers is a delight. While other 'susso' communities simmered with the tensions of poverty the valley people worked together, and produced poets and peach orchards and doctors and musicians. Poverty Gully is still spoken of with affection by those who knew it, or who can recall the stories of their parents. When Barbara becomes caught up in a wild demonstration, she is frightened and wants to escape. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. This was one of my favourite novels when I was in primary school. Over the months on board the Endeavour, a friendship grows between the Goat and Isaac, one that will last through shipwreck, bushfire and illness. It must be years since I played bridge. But nobody believes Joey. Thousands of people 'took to the road', 'jumped the rattler' ( or goods trains) and descended on towns along the railway lines. It was really good!! A boy called Young Jim comes to Barbara's aid and takes her on a journey to meet his family. The demonstration was wild, out of control... Barbara needed to escape. there was a face above. She is regarded as one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors, and writes across all genres - from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction. Somewhere Around the Corner Barbara was lucky she meet young Jim who took her out of this strange, frightening city to his home. When I asked about Poverty Gully people poured another cup of tea and smiled as they remembered. Barbara is a young girl who is suddenly whisked from the 1990s back in time to the Great Depression. An anxious face, yelling something down to him, something he didn't understand. the HM Bark Endeavour is sailing to tahiti to map the transit of Venus, but there are rumours that once the task is completed, Lieutenant James Cook has a set of secret orders - orders that command him to search for the Great South Land. ), 1995 CBC Honor Book for Younger Readers; shortlisted 1995 WA Children's Book of the Year; shortlisted 1995 ACT COOL Award; shortlisted 1995 NSW Family Therapist’s Award, Australian author, ecologist, historian, dyslexic, honourary wombat. The characters felt so real to me. Barbara was lucky she meet young Jim who took her out of this strange, frightening city to his home. Macbeth becomes a great king and restores peace to the land.Luke dreams about Lulach and Macbeth at night. She travels back around 62 years and the place she finds is Sydney in 1932, the height of the Depression. 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