The Grass Was Always Browner
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (579 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1925048640 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Humorous and nostalgic." according to Lynn Pool (Ellesea). Sometimes when I commit to reading an early readers copy, I don't always pay much attention to the blurb and this is one such time. This amusing memoir by Sacha Jones is such a refreshing change of pace from the books I normally read, which sent me on a surprisingly nostalgic trip down m. Ali - The Dragon Slayer said This is written with a quirky sense of humour and vision.. The title of this was enough to tempt me and the fact it was set in my era all be it across the other side of the world.This is essentially a memoir, Sacha the middle child with ‘old’ parents struggles to fit in and yearns for greater things. Follow her journey during her fo. Touching Witty Memoir Cyn Delia ARC provided for my honest review as part of the Tasty Book TourI will keep this short but only because, if you like memoirs, you really really need to read this one for yourself.I grew up in the 70's /80's and recently have been searching out books, movies etc that remind me of my child
Not even a small asteroid could be as unexciting as the small corner of Australian suburbia that fate had reserved for her. And, as the saying goes, sometimes we learn about life the hard way! The big problem: Everything in Sally's world was so predictably boring especially for a girls who dreamed of being different, of becoming a ballet dancer and having an exotic name (such as Sacha!). If ever someone felt she was born on the wrong planet it was Sally, the narrator of The Grass was Always Browner. A memoir to relish. The Grass was Always Browner is a whimsical cautionary tale, with a heroine of exuberant positivity, and is full of the type of unlikely learnings reserved for dreamers the world over. This delightful and engrossing description of growing up in the 1970s will no doubt ring true for l those who feel they might have been swapped at birth. Ah, success! Well, maybe Lessons in life: be careful what you wish for.. Brilliant solutions: Give herself a secret new name (Sacha!), learn ballet, and go on to become a dancing star overseas. Some small problems: the daily humiliations of high school, being unattractive with a
About the AuthorSacha Jones has a PhD in Political Theory from the University of Auckland and has variously taught politics, preschool, and prancing.
Sacha Jones has a PhD in Political Theory from the University of Auckland and has variously taught politics, preschool, and prancing.