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2 10 y separately published work icon The Anchoress Robyn Cadwallader , ( trans. Perrine Chambon et. al.agent with title Une autre idée du silence ) Paris : Denoël , 2015 8222438 2015 single work novel

'England, 1255: Sarah is only seventeen when she chooses to become an anchoress, a holy woman shut away in a small cell, measuring seven paces by nine, at the side of the village church. Fleeing the grief of losing a much-loved sister in childbirth and the pressure to marry, she decides to renounce the world, with all its dangers, desires and temptations, and to commit herself to a life of prayer and service to God. But as she slowly begins to understand, even the thick, unforgiving walls of her cell cannot keep the outside world away, and it is soon clear that Sarah’s body and soul are still in great danger…'

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3 13 y separately published work icon Into That Forest Louis Nowra , ( trans. Arnaud Baignot with title Les Enfants Sauvages : Roman ) Paris : Denoël , 2014 Z1881708 2012 single work novel young adult (taught in 2 units) 'Me name be Hannah O'Brien and I be seventy-six years old. Me first thing is an apology - me language is bad cos I lost it and had to learn it again. But here's me story and I be glad to tell it before I hop the twig. So begins this extraordinary novel, which will transport you to Australia's wild frontier and stay in your mind long after you've finished reading.' (Publisher's blurb)
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