Alison Owens

Woolloomoolo Bad

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In 1930 Sybil Pace returns to wharf-side Woolloomooloo with two small children, no husband and in need of a job. Work is scarce. The wharves are quiet, but at night the sly grog shops and brothels come to life. Toughened by the poverty and violence that characterised Woolloomooloo, Sybil and her son, George do what they must to survive.Based on a true story, Woolloomooloo Bad tracks the lives of a working-class, inner-Sydney family through the great depression and into the war years.Epic in scope and rich in humanity, Woolloomooloo Bad weaves the colloquial, sardonic cultural norms of a bygone era into this wonderful and distinctly Australian… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-393-20887-7
EAN: 9781393208877
Produktnummer: 33496020
Verlag: Alison Owens
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 494 KB

Über den Autor

Alison Owens has lived and worked in inner Sydney for over 30 years and has a deep passion for its history and people. Currently a senior lecturer at the Australian Catholic University, Dr Alison Owens is renowned as a distinguished academic and author. She currently holds two PhDs and has studied Australian literature extensively.