{"product_id":"parramatta-girls-and-eyes-to-alana-valentine-9781925005165","title":"Parramatta Girls and Eyes to the Floor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe inmates of the Girls Training School (GTS) Parramatta had about as hard an upbringing as you can get in Australia. But theirs is also one of the great untold stories of making good in tough times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParramatta Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is based on the testimony of dozens of GTS old-girls. This vibrant play is a joyous and harrowing dramatisation of the experiences of eight inmates and their reunion 40 years later. Interspersed with song and storytelling, this is a tribute to mischief and humour in the face of hardship and inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEyes to the Floor \u003c\/em\u003echronicles the experience of girls sent from Parramatta Girls Home to the Hay Girls Home for even more brutal, punitive treatment. Written to be played by young adults, this moving work emphasises the childlike vulnerability of the inmates in a world where they must find connection with each other in order to survive. Artfully woven with movement, chorus work and poetry, it is a compelling companion work to \u003cem\u003eParramatta Girls.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alana Valentine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 192500516X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925005165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Currency Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.39w x 0.44d","brand":"Alana Valentine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437144387839,"sku":"9781925005165","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e689577-31f9-458e-ac02-af8b34a44670.jpg?v=1777160166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/parramatta-girls-and-eyes-to-alana-valentine-9781925005165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}