Micky Darlin'

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Author:

Kelleher, Victor

ISBN:

978-0-7022-2801-8

Publication Date:

Jan 1995

Publisher:

University of Queensland Press

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $14.95

Book Description:

Micky Darlin' is a brilliantly crafted and atmospheric novel full of the rough and sensuous warmth of a loving family upbringing.

The Donoghues are a wild and passionate expatriate Irish family prone to extremes of love and violence. Micky, the youngest, is their darling. Through his eyes unfolds the story of this eccentric and uncompromising family, ruled by Nan and Gramps.

Book Details

Pages:	296
Detailed Subjects:	Juvenile Fiction / General Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Australia & Oceania
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	5.07 x 7.722 x 0.585 Inches
Book Weight:	0.475 Pounds

Author Biography

Kelleher, Victor (Author)

Victor Kelleher was born in London in 1939 and moved to Australia in 1976 via Africa and New Zealand. He was formerly an associate professor of literature, but chose to write full-time from his home

He writes books for both children and adults including Papio, Baily's Bones, The Red King, Taronga, Fire Dancer, The Ivory Trail, Brother Night, Dogboy, and Goblin in the Snow. He has won numerous awards including the Ditmar Award for Best Australian Novel for Beast of Heaven in 1985, Kids Own Aust Literature Award (KOALA) in 1991 for The Red King, the Children's Peace Lit Award (PEACE) in 1989 for The Makers, and the CBC Book of the Year in 1983 for Master of the Grove. He also writes under the pseudonym of Veronica Hart.

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