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Set in 1965, Flirting is the sequel to The Year My Voice Broke. Danny Embling is now seventeen and a full-time boarder at St Alban's College. Although Danny's stutter and unsportsmanlike physique make him an object of derision to many of his fellow students, his life isn't all bad: he has a perfect view of Circester College, his college's sister school, from his dormitory window. The narrative follows his friendship with Thandiwe Adjewa, the daughter of an African Nationalist on an academic post in Canberra and a student at Circester. Danny and Thandiwe become kindred spirits, lovers, and problems for their teachers, whose methods of maintaining control are long detention sessions and a good thrashing with the cane. The only support they receive is from Nicola Radcliffe, Circhester's head prefect, who is sympathetic to their plight.
Writing Disability in Australia
| Type of disability | Stutter. |
| Type of character | Primary. |
| Point of view | Third person. |
'Flirting'
Perth
:
Centre for Research in Culture and Communication (Murdoch University)
,
2003
Z1673579
2003
single work
criticism
Research undertaken by a student of the Centre for Culture and Communication (Murdoch University) into Flirting (1991). Includes aspects relating to the production phase, critical reception, principal performers and production crew, references and a synopsis.
