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1 9 y separately published work icon Rebellious Daughters : True Stories from Australia's Finest Female Writers Maria Katsonis (editor), Lee Kofman (editor), Edgecliff : Ventura Press , 2016 9889117 2016 anthology autobiography

'Good daughters hold their tongues, obey their elders and let their families determine their destiny. Rebellious daughters are just the opposite.

'In Rebellious Daughters, some of Australia’s most talented female writers share intimate and touching stories of rebellion and independence as they defy the expectations of parents and society to find their place in the world.

'Powerful, funny and poignant, these stories explore everything from getting caught in seedy nightclubs to lifelong family conflicts and marrying too young. Beautifully written, profoundly honest and always relatable, every story is a unique retelling that celebrates the rebellious daughter within us all.

'Not every woman is a mother, grandmother, aunty or sister – but all women are daughters.' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon The Good Greek Girl : To Kalo Koritsi Good Greek Girl : From the Halls of Harvard to the Beds of the Psych Ward Maria Katsonis , Edgecliff : Jane Curry Publishing , 2015 8597992 2015 single work autobiography

'The Good Greek Girl will make you laugh, cry, gasp and smile, written with the honesty Maria’s story deserved, and the elegance and craft expected from such an inspiring public intellectual.

Maria Katsonis is the good Greek girl who grew up above her parents’ milk bar and shared a bedroom with her yiayia. That is until university where she discovered her rebellious side, realized her true sexuality and abandoned nine-tenths of an economics degree for a career in the theatre.

Furthering her studies later in life, Maria attended Harvard University and left with a Masters of Public Administration. Little did she know, in five years time, she would be alone on a bed in a white psych ward fighting for her life.' (Jane Curry Publishing)

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