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'There are some things that you never talk about, thought Nonie, things you never say even when you want to. There are things you never ask, even when you are old. Only, the questions stay in your head always, and keep on asking inside you.
'Set in rural Australia during the unsettling years of World War I, The Hero is the story of an adolescent girl's growth towards adulthood and self acceptance. Nonie and her younger brothers and sisters are brought to live with their Aunt Ruth; their mother is dead, their father an absent hero on the Western Front.
'In the year that passes after arriving at Greystones, Nonie learns how to make sense of the adult world. She pieces together clues about her father and mother and their past. At first a silent observer, Nonie gradually acquires a sense of belonging through which she learns to give and take and to trust and love.
'The Hero is a novel for all ages, a novel you'll read and remember with joy. Its strength lies in Le Nay's remarkable descriptions, of the bush, the farm and her characters, all unmistakably Australian and yet, with themes that are universal.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 5 no. 1 1997; (p. 40)
— Review of The Hero 1996 single work novel -
Women Observing Wartime
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , Autumn vol. 9 no. 1 1997; (p. 36-37)
— Review of The Hero 1996 single work novel ; To Be There with You 1994 selected work short story -
Laid Low by the Ravages of War
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 January 1997; (p. rev 8)
— Review of The Hero 1996 single work novel ; The Cry of the Goldfinch 1996 single work novel -
Write Up
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 21 September 1996; (p. 12)
— Review of The Hero 1996 single work novel -
Risk-Taking
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 185 1996; (p. 46-47)
— Review of Kindling Does for Firewood 1996 single work novel ; The Hero 1996 single work novel
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Risk-Taking
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 185 1996; (p. 46-47)
— Review of Kindling Does for Firewood 1996 single work novel ; The Hero 1996 single work novel -
Write Up
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 21 September 1996; (p. 12)
— Review of The Hero 1996 single work novel -
Laid Low by the Ravages of War
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 January 1997; (p. rev 8)
— Review of The Hero 1996 single work novel ; The Cry of the Goldfinch 1996 single work novel -
Women Observing Wartime
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , Autumn vol. 9 no. 1 1997; (p. 36-37)
— Review of The Hero 1996 single work novel ; To Be There with You 1994 selected work short story -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 5 no. 1 1997; (p. 40)
— Review of The Hero 1996 single work novel
- Bush,
- Victoria,
- 1910s