The Last English Plantation

by Jan Lo Shinebourne and Jan Lowe Shinebourne

Book Overview

'So you want to be a coolie woman?' This accusation thrown at twelve year old June Lehall by her mother signifies only one of the crises June faces during the two dramatic weeks this fast-paced novel describes. June has to confront her mixed Indian-Chinese background in a situation of heightened racial tensions, the loss of her former friends when she wins a scholarship to the local high school, the upheaval of the industrial struggle on the sugar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900715333
• ISBN13: 9781900715331
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.2"