The Push
2008
First Published
3.23
Average Rating
241
Number of Pages
Love is just about the only hold anyone can have over another person; if you have that, nothing else is necessary. 'Is she - was she with Johnno?' asked Erica. 'It doesn't work like that,' Trish said. 'It's more . . . fluid.' Erica is restless for a life outside her office job, the man she dates and her mother's small house in the slummy inner city. So when she meets a 'bad' bunch known as the Push, she is quickly drawn to them. They have no respect for money, or marriage, or careers, or any of the usual things. They offer the freedom Erica is longing for - but can she handle it? Set in 1950s Sydney, this is a dramatic tale about growing up and making choices from the author of Bye, Beautiful.
Avg Rating
3.23
Number of Ratings
75
5 STARS
11%
4 STARS
35%
3 STARS
28%
2 STARS
20%
1 STARS
7%
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Author
Julia Lawrinson
Author · 10 books
Julia Lawrinson is an Australian writer of children's and young adult fiction. Her debut novel Obsession (Fremantle Press, 2001) won the Western Australian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Writing: since then her work has been shortlisted for numerous awards. Her latest book for young adults is Before You Forget (PenguinRandomHouse 2017). Her latest novel for children is Mel and Shell (Fremantle Press 2021), and in 2023 she published her first picture book, City of Light (ill. Heather Potter and Mark Jackson) with Wild Dog Books. Her memoir, How To Avoid A Happy Life, will be released on 30 April 2024 by Fremantle Press.
