So Much To Tell You...
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark of Australian young adult fiction, So Much To Tell You chronicles the inner world of Marina, a deeply traumatized teenage girl who has been placed in a boarding school after a mysterious incident left her with severe facial scarring and rendered her completely mute. Told entirely through the journal entries Marina is assigned to write as a school exercise, the novel gradually uncovers the painful truth behind her silence and the fractured family relationships at the heart of her trauma. John Marsden's prose is restrained yet profoundly moving, allowing Marina's voice to emerge with quiet power as she observes the world around her and slowly begins to reclaim her sense of self. The narrative illustrates, with remarkable sensitivity, the fragile and nonlinear nature of healing, making it a deeply resonant read for both young adults and mature readers alike.
Author: John Marsden
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Walter McVitty Books
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark of Australian young adult fiction, So Much To Tell You chronicles the inner world of Marina, a deeply traumatized teenage girl who has been placed in a boarding school after a mysterious incident left her with severe facial scarring and rendered her completely mute. Told entirely through the journal entries Marina is assigned to write as a school exercise, the novel gradually uncovers the painful truth behind her silence and the fractured family relationships at the heart of her trauma. John Marsden's prose is restrained yet profoundly moving, allowing Marina's voice to emerge with quiet power as she observes the world around her and slowly begins to reclaim her sense of self. The narrative illustrates, with remarkable sensitivity, the fragile and nonlinear nature of healing, making it a deeply resonant read for both young adults and mature readers alike.