In this Australian import, Marchetta gets the voice of teenage
angst just right in a hormone saturated coming-of-age story.
Josephine Alibrandi, 17 and of Italian descent, is torn between her
traditional upbringing, embodied by both her immigrant grandmother
and her overprotective mother, and the norms of teenage society. A
scholarship student at an esteemed Catholic girls' school, she
struggles with feelings of inferiority not only because she's
poorer than the other students and an "ethnic," but because her
mother never married. These feelings are intensified when her
father, whom she's just met, enters and gradually becomes part of
her life. As Josephine struggles to weave the disparate strands of
her character into a cohesive tapestry of self, she discovers some
unsavory family secrets, falls in love for the first time, copes
with a friend's suicide, and goes from being a follower to a
leader. Although somewhat repetitive and overlong, this is a
tender, convincing portrayal of a girl's bumpy ride through late
adolescence. Some of the Australian expressions may be unfamiliar
to US readers, but the emotions translate perfectly. (Kirkus
Reviews)
Adapted for the screen by the author from her enormously successful
novel about Josie Alibrandi and her relationship with her friends
and family in her last year at school. Includes stills from the
film and an introduction from the author.
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