Listening for Small SoundsAllen & Unwin, 1996 - 157 halaman Despite violence, a married couple remains true to the vow, for better or for worse. The events are seen through the eyes of Joss, 9, whose alcoholic father repeatedly abuses her placid mother, even if he sometimes apologizes. Joss does not understand why her mother puts up with it. One day she will and be glad for it. A first novel by an Australian writer. |
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Ajax alright asks Aurora Australian/Vogel Literary Award back door bathroom bedroom blokes from Talimorgan bloody Coco Pops corner Daddy dinner dolls dressed drink eyes front door fucking girl glass goes upstairs going grass hand head inside Joss climbs Joss doesn't Joss feels Joss finds Joss goes Joss hears Joss knows Joss looks Joss puts Joss runs Joss sits Joss takes Joss thinks Joss walks Joss watches Joss's friend Joss's mother kitchen later alligator laughs laundromat roof leans legs listens little mouse lounge room Lygon Street Mick Jagger milk bar Misi morning mother comes mother turns never night No-one Otto Preminger park pulls Richard river says her mother says Joss shakes Sister Beatrice sleep slides smell smiles stairs stands Stella stops talk tells Joss There's thing Uncle Bob Uncle Rupert voice waits whispers window yabbies
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Halaman 13 - twixt the green sea and the azured vault Set roaring war : to the dread rattling thunder Have I given fire, and rifted Jove's stout oak With his own bolt : the strong-based promontory Have I made shake ; and by the spurs pluck'd up The pine and cedar : graves, at my command, Have waked their sleepers ; oped, and let them forth By my so potent art.
Halaman 10 - Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream.
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