The Shop on the Princes Highway |
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| Author:
| Frino, Maria P. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-6488946-2-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2020 |
| Publisher: | Maria P Frino
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| Book Format: | Digital online |
| List Price: | AUD $3.99 |
Book Description:
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This is a YA short story. Gina and Albert are siblings. They help out in their parent's shop, D & G Deli, on the Princes Highway in Unanderra, a suburb in Wollongong on the NSW South Coast. The shop is open seven days a week, but both want to play Saturday sports. How could they do this when their parents needed help in their small businesses?This brother and sister are typical of children and teenagers in Australia who worked in their parent's businesses during the 1950s and '60s....
More DescriptionThis is a YA short story. Gina and Albert are siblings. They help out in their parent's shop, D & G Deli, on the Princes Highway in Unanderra, a suburb in Wollongong on the NSW South Coast. The shop is open seven days a week, but both want to play Saturday sports. How could they do this when their parents needed help in their small businesses?This brother and sister are typical of children and teenagers in Australia who worked in their parent's businesses during the 1950s and '60s. They dreamt of being the same as all the Australian kids. Going to the beach or movies on weekends and playing Saturday sports. All they want is to fit into the Australian lifestyle. A short read, this story is an ode to all migrants who helped to make Australian the multi-cultural country it is today.