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Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 The Summer in Between [and] Lillipilly Hill
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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:John Ferguson , 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lillipilly Hill, Eleanor Spence , single work children's fiction children's historical fiction

'Lillipilly Hill is the story of Harriet Wilmot and her family, who have come to live in an inherited house in the New South Wales town of Barley Creek at the end of the nineteenth century.

'Harriet is in awe of Australia, despite the heat and unconventional schooling, and much prefers it to dreary old London. Not all of the Wilmots agree however and Harriet breaks rules and expectations in her efforts to convince her family to stay in this new and exciting land.

'Following an altercation with another boy Harriet's brother Aidan even attempts to walk, in the middle of the night, to the harbour. Battling the kind of darkness you only get in the country and impenetrable swampland Aidan comes across a mysterious young man with a dog who will change his perspective on Australia and even life itself.

'Lillipilly Hill is a delightful coming-of-age story that is all at once sweet and adventurous, sensitive and exciting. ' (Publication summary)

The Summer in Between, Eleanor Spence , single work children's fiction children's
Faith, top of her class and acknowledged leader, has to adjust to Pauline, who comes to stay for the summer and assumes command of all their activities.
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