The Red Shoe

Fiction - YA, Historical, Kids, Teen
Cover of the book The Red Shoe by Ursula Dubosarsky, Allen & Unwin
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky ISBN: 9781741155907
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication: April 1, 2006
Imprint: Allen & Unwin Language: English
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
ISBN: 9781741155907
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication: April 1, 2006
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Language: English

The earth smelt strong to Matilda and full of things growing and dying all at the same time. She thought about the grey-green tangled bush at the end of her street, full of cowboys and Red Indians, waiting with their guns and their bows and arrows. She thought about the Japs and the Germans and the shining sword and chocolate biscuits, and the Argonauts sailing across the ocean, and the silver trail of snails on cardboard. She thought about the princess in the film, 'How do you do, so glad you could come, how do you do' and the wonderful butterfly bathroom and poor little Karen and her beautiful red shoes. She thought about the sad smiling man with his chess set and the newsreel and her tennis ball, up and up and up in the air, high as the tallest tree in the Basin, and Uncle Paul with his hands in his pockets, and her mother's red shoe falling down down down into the deep green bush for ever.

Funny, tough-minded and tender, this is the story of Matilda and her two sisters growing up in Sydney in the 1950s at the time of the Petrov Affair. Punctuated by the headlines of the time, it shows with unsettling clarity how the large events of the world can impinge on ordinary lives.

'When Ursula Dubosarsky writes, the ordinary becomes fascinating: every small and unremarkable thing is imbued with the sweetest, softest charm. Reading her novels is like walking through a dream: you know you're not allowed to stay, but you don't want to leave it, and when it's gone, you can't stop thinking about it. In this beautiful story, Dubosarsky proves yet again that she is the most graceful, most original writer for young people in Australia - probably in the world.' Sonya Hartnett

I always want to spend more time with Ursula Dubosarsky's people. They are wise, awkward and funny, and they give off sparks of insight that I want to read aloud to whoever's near . The Red Shoe says all sorts of juicy things about how history is laid down one sleepy afternoon, one conversation, one crisis at a time.' Margo Lanagan

Her books, let us make no mistake about this, are classics.' Robyn Sheahan-Bright

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The earth smelt strong to Matilda and full of things growing and dying all at the same time. She thought about the grey-green tangled bush at the end of her street, full of cowboys and Red Indians, waiting with their guns and their bows and arrows. She thought about the Japs and the Germans and the shining sword and chocolate biscuits, and the Argonauts sailing across the ocean, and the silver trail of snails on cardboard. She thought about the princess in the film, 'How do you do, so glad you could come, how do you do' and the wonderful butterfly bathroom and poor little Karen and her beautiful red shoes. She thought about the sad smiling man with his chess set and the newsreel and her tennis ball, up and up and up in the air, high as the tallest tree in the Basin, and Uncle Paul with his hands in his pockets, and her mother's red shoe falling down down down into the deep green bush for ever.

Funny, tough-minded and tender, this is the story of Matilda and her two sisters growing up in Sydney in the 1950s at the time of the Petrov Affair. Punctuated by the headlines of the time, it shows with unsettling clarity how the large events of the world can impinge on ordinary lives.

'When Ursula Dubosarsky writes, the ordinary becomes fascinating: every small and unremarkable thing is imbued with the sweetest, softest charm. Reading her novels is like walking through a dream: you know you're not allowed to stay, but you don't want to leave it, and when it's gone, you can't stop thinking about it. In this beautiful story, Dubosarsky proves yet again that she is the most graceful, most original writer for young people in Australia - probably in the world.' Sonya Hartnett

I always want to spend more time with Ursula Dubosarsky's people. They are wise, awkward and funny, and they give off sparks of insight that I want to read aloud to whoever's near . The Red Shoe says all sorts of juicy things about how history is laid down one sleepy afternoon, one conversation, one crisis at a time.' Margo Lanagan

Her books, let us make no mistake about this, are classics.' Robyn Sheahan-Bright

More books from Allen & Unwin

Cover of the book Running with Light by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book A Season in Red by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book A Girl's Best Friend by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book Producing Videos by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book Betsy and the Emperor by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book Wild Weeds and Windflowers by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book Parrot Carrot by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book World Kitchen Morocco by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book My Hundred Lovers by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book Big Stink: D-Bot Squad 4 by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book Double Spring by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book Teaching Primary Years by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book Developing Positive Classroom Environments by Ursula Dubosarsky
Cover of the book Johnny Lewis: The biography by Ursula Dubosarsky
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy