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The Other Sister

Philippa Werry

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Description:"When I set off in my brand-new uniform, I imagined everyone thinking: There goes Tilly Thomas with her smart-girl scholarship. Or maybe: There goes Tilly Thomas with her poor-person's scholarship because her family can't afford the fees, and she has holes in her shoes. Or, There goes Tilly Thomas, she's not as smart as she thinks she is."Tilly Thomas dreams of doing something remarkable. Her big sister, Beaty, became the town's first telegram girl during the grim years of World War One, and now Tilly wants to make her mark, too.January 1920 heralds the start of a new decade, promising fresh opportunities for girls like Tilly. But her dreams seem impossible to reach, outweighed by all the things that girls can't or aren't supposed to do.The war is over, but its shadow still darkens the town. Returned servicemen struggle to fit back into their old lives. Some have shell shock while others are crippled or blinded.Tilly must work out what it means to grow up in a world shattered by war and a pandemic, in a society where opportunities for women are still hard-won. And, like any fourteen-year-old, she faces uncertainty and confusion about what sort of person she wants to be, how to get there, and how to believe in herself.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Other Sister. To get started finding The Other Sister, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 324

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Pipi Press

Release: 2021

ISBN: 047357957X

Description: "When I set off in my brand-new uniform, I imagined everyone thinking: There goes Tilly Thomas with her smart-girl scholarship. Or maybe: There goes Tilly Thomas with her poor-person's scholarship because her family can't afford the fees, and she has holes in her shoes. Or, There goes Tilly Thomas, she's not as smart as she thinks she is."Tilly Thomas dreams of doing something remarkable. Her big sister, Beaty, became the town's first telegram girl during the grim years of World War One, and now Tilly wants to make her mark, too.January 1920 heralds the start of a new decade, promising fresh opportunities for girls like Tilly. But her dreams seem impossible to reach, outweighed by all the things that girls can't or aren't supposed to do.The war is over, but its shadow still darkens the town. Returned servicemen struggle to fit back into their old lives. Some have shell shock while others are crippled or blinded.Tilly must work out what it means to grow up in a world shattered by war and a pandemic, in a society where opportunities for women are still hard-won. And, like any fourteen-year-old, she faces uncertainty and confusion about what sort of person she wants to be, how to get there, and how to believe in herself.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Other Sister. To get started finding The Other Sister, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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