- Title:
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Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude Get a Life
- Written by:
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Maureen McCarthy
- Read by:
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Kate Hood
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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12
- Duration:
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14 hours 12 minutes
- Published:
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November 01 2006
- Available Date:
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May 14 2010
- Age Category:
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Young Adult (15+)
- ISBN:
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1741635969
- APN / ISBN-13:
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9781741635966
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Young Adult Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Winner AudioFile Earphones Award 2007
"McCarthy makes the reader's heart hurt with compassion."
The Herald Sun
"A multi-layered story that will have the reader laughing and crying, probably at the same time."
The West Australian
A compelling story of three unforgettable young women.
All three girls come from the same small country town. Katrina, privileged, beautiful, and sophisticated, is the daughter of a wealthy medical family; Carmel, from a struggling farming family is overweight and inhibited, but has a gift for music, and Jude, a medical student, is the daughter of a Chilean doctor who was murdered when she was two.
"Three young Australian women from the same small town end up housemates when they head off to university in Melbourne. Each tells a portion of the story of their first year away from home in a coming-of-age story that is thought-provoking, funny, and full of passion. Kate Hood brings these characters to life with a nuanced and complex performance. Her presentation embodies the characters' unique perspectives and their very different personalities. Each confronts circumstances that give rise to intense feelings and events, which Hood handles deftly. She is an engaged narrator whose fondness for each character shines through."
AudioFile Magazine
"This is truly a story for the 90's."
The Age