{"product_id":"girlie-tony-shillitoe-9781763724112","title":"Girlie","description":"\u003cp\u003eSometimes heroes are ordinary people doing the best they can in confusing times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst the backdrop of the Second World War coming to an end, and a time of change into the early 1950s, teenager and young woman, Eileen Bonney, wrestles with webs of love, deceit and secrets as she tries to define herself amid the expectations, demands, friendships and lies of others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeaving school at age 13 to care for a distraught and ill mother and five siblings, abandoned but overseen by a philandering father, pursued by a deceitful older lover, fighting a battle with tuberculosis, Eileen survives as best she can in the hope that, one day, her world will be better. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut life isn't about becoming - it's about being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a collage of an ordinary young woman's coming of age in the 1940s and early 1950s, a time when Australian social mores and expectations were very different, and the impact and aftermath of a World War and austerity threw many ordinary Australian lives into disarray. Not all heroes achieve greatness and thrive in challenging times. Some simply survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Shillitoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1763724115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781763724112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Shillitoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Tony Shillitoe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459615469823,"sku":"9781763724112","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7ac08ff-292c-409c-afb2-b80f6c4dcd7e.jpg?v=1777410808","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/girlie-tony-shillitoe-9781763724112","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}