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Confessions of a Homegrown Alien: An Australian Memoir

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CONFESSIONS OF A HOMEGROWN ALIEN: An Australian Memoir
You can take a girl out of the country but you can't take the countryout of the girl, especially not a farmer's daughter from Australia'smost alien state, and even before WW2, Jan Smith, voracious reader andprecocious enquirer, was pretty sure folks Down South had got thingshorribly wrong, not just about Queensland, but how the world worked.Despite their faith in linear progress, it would be the same old cyclicstory which had been going on since the days of the Greek myths. The Age of Aquarius would be a double edged sword.
Horrifyingly funny, uniquely perceptive, and packed with sub-text,Confessions of a Homegrown Alien traces eighty years of culturalimperialism, world-class misogyny and petty snobbery in the LuckyCountry through her relationships with real foreigners encountered along the way, at home and abroad, who enriched her life immeasurably.
If you're old enough to think she was right, this book will ensure hours of schadenfreude. If you're still young enough to learn a few tricksabout staying true to your beliefs and values, it could save you untoldmisery.A book for everyone who ever needed to pass as normal.

Language: English

Pages: 232

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: ETT Imprint

Release: February 21, 2016

Confessions of a Homegrown Alien: An Australian Memoir

3.5/5 ( ratings)

CONFESSIONS OF A HOMEGROWN ALIEN: An Australian Memoir
You can take a girl out of the country but you can't take the countryout of the girl, especially not a farmer's daughter from Australia'smost alien state, and even before WW2, Jan Smith, voracious reader andprecocious enquirer, was pretty sure folks Down South had got thingshorribly wrong, not just about Queensland, but how the world worked.Despite their faith in linear progress, it would be the same old cyclicstory which had been going on since the days of the Greek myths. The Age of Aquarius would be a double edged sword.
Horrifyingly funny, uniquely perceptive, and packed with sub-text,Confessions of a Homegrown Alien traces eighty years of culturalimperialism, world-class misogyny and petty snobbery in the LuckyCountry through her relationships with real foreigners encountered along the way, at home and abroad, who enriched her life immeasurably.
If you're old enough to think she was right, this book will ensure hours of schadenfreude. If you're still young enough to learn a few tricksabout staying true to your beliefs and values, it could save you untoldmisery.A book for everyone who ever needed to pass as normal.

Language: English

Pages: 232

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: ETT Imprint

Release: February 21, 2016

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