by Jane Caro
This book is dedicated to
Kate and Andy – who taught me to think
Derek – who taught me to write
Jytte – who taught me to understand
Natalie – who taught me to persevere
Ralph, Polly and Charlotte – who taught me to feel
First published 2011 by University of Queensland Press
PO Box 6042, St Lucia, Queensland 4067 Australia
www.uqp.com.au
© Jane Caro 2011
This book is copyright. Except for private study, research, criticism or reviews, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission. Enquiries should be made to the publisher.
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Just a girl / Jane Caro
ISBN (pbk) 9780702238802
ISBN (pdf) 9780702247163
ISBN (epub) 9780702247170
ISBN (kindle) 9780702247187