Discovering Katharine
Denise Faithfull
It is the mid-1960s in Perth, and Vicki is bored, restless and up for the challenge. Like many young women of the day, she left school early, lives at home and toils away in a miserable job as a lowly paid typist. She finds solace in the company of her two work friends, Nora and Gwenda, with whom she shares morning tea, biscuits and the latest bits of gossip.
When Gwenda suggests she read Coonardooby Katharine Susannah Prichard, life begins to look up for Vicki. The novel bowls Vicki over, and she decides to read everything she can get hold of by and about Katharine, recording her discoveries in her diary.
Gwenda supports Vicki’s project, but Nora doesn’t. She’s more interested in Gwenda’s troubled relationship with her boyfriend, Andy. Vicki’s mother thinks her daughter is wasting her time reading books by a local radical author when she should be looking for a nice boy to marry.
But with the help of a friendly librarian and a retired teacher to guide her through Katharine’s works, Vicki uncovers a completely different way of looking at the world and slowly begins to chart a future that is entirely her own.
This isn't just a story of a woman searching for her place in the world; it’s about discovering how to view the world in a reframed light.
- Release
- Dec-2023
- ISBN
- 9780645870220
- RRP (AUD)
- $32.99
- Pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback & ebook
- Category
- Fiction/Historical
Denise Faithfull
After eight years in publishing and journalism in California, Denise Faithfull settled in Sydney teach Film and Media Studies at TAFE and to work towards her PhD. Her thesis explores the process of adapting literature to film and is the basis for Adaptations: A Guide to Adapting Literature to Film.
Dragonfly Publishing
A WA-based micro publisher specialising in contemporary fiction, children’s fiction, and poetry. We publish a small number of titles each year.
- Rights
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World, English
- Contact
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Lisa Wolstenholme
- Website