{"product_id":"a-curious-inelegant-childhood-linda-ruth-brooks-9781764212137","title":"A Curious \u0026 Inelegant childhood","description":"Out riding till the streetlights come on, \u003cem\u003ewatch out if you're late! \u003c\/em\u003eA small Australian country town in the 50s and 60s. A village with few entertainments and little parental supervision. However, the natural world offers unique charms, a muddy creek where stolen tyres form a pirate raft, a suspension bridge where courage is tested, cool mountain streams.Often out of step, Brooks declares war on the Dunce Hat, prayers of repentance in the coat room and teachers who bully students. Amid muddy creek adventures, neighbourhood skirmishes and school insurrections Brooks abandons any effort to fit in. Caned habitually for talking in class, Linda finds redemption under the warm understanding of her fifth year teacher, the first to nurture and explain life.\u003cp\u003eIn this fast paced, often hilarious memoir, Brooks shares her childhood memories of growing up in rural Australia in the Fifties and Sixties. This tightly woven collection of stories contains the warm and poignant reminiscences of a curious child fascinated by the world and its people, having a joyous passion for life, and an irrepressible thirst for answers. With fearless, self deprecating humour, Brooks pares back the layers of family life, taking us on a rare journey of self discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Ruth Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764212134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764212137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Ruth Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d","brand":"Linda Ruth Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520119648511,"sku":"9781764212137","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ca37b14-921a-482a-9e01-e573284216ee.jpg?v=1778740863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-curious-inelegant-childhood-linda-ruth-brooks-9781764212137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}