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100			_aJones, Jennie, _eauthor. _955368
245	1	4	_aThe girls from Fitzroy / _cJennie Jones.
260			_aChatswood, NSW : _b HQ, _c2024
300			_a371 pages ; _c24 cm.
500			_a"When a chance meeting becomes an unlikely friendship, their lives will be changed forever.".--Front cover.
520			_a"Melbourne, 1945. Born into a well-to-do family, Maggie Johnson wants freedom from her parents' strict conservative beliefs and their unbending desire for her to marry the right sort of man. Instead, Maggie longs to forge her own path in life. Lil Kelly, who lives in the slums, works tirelessly to care for her mother and sister. Lil looks for contentment wherever she can find it, not daring to dream of more. When their paths cross during the exhilarating celebrations of Victory in the Pacific Day, they form a secret friendship. Determined to help lift Lil out of poverty, Maggie finds herself in need of her friend's help when her own carefully ordered world collapses. As Maggie discovers the strength and vibrancy within the close-knit community of southern Fitzroy, Lil is inspired to take a chance and look beyond the only life she has ever known. In a world where destiny is dictated by the street where you were born, can Maggie and Lil find the courage to pursue their dreams and follow their hearts?"--Back cover.
650		0	_aFriendship _vFiction. _92101
651		0	_aMelbourne (Vic.) _xSocial life and customs _y20th century _vFiction. _952948
655		0	_aAustralian fiction _92565
655		7	_aHistorical fiction. _2lcgft _943610
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948			_hHELD BY NZWMT - 15 OTHER HOLDINGS
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