Pixie Dust
How do children survive a mother's abandonment and a stepmother's cruelty in an outback town in the 1950's? With imagination, a strong sibling bond, and humourous adventures, they escape a bleak home life. This book will take you on a comical and poignant journey.
The chapters Fresh Milk and The Veggie Patch (abridged) were finalists in the Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition 2018 and 2020. More
The chapters Fresh Milk and The Veggie Patch (abridged) were finalists in the Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition 2018 and 2020. More
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- Category: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
- Category: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
- Published: May 22, 2020
- Words: 78,470
- Language: Australian English
- ISBN: 9780646817767
About Bronwyn MacRitchie
Bronwyn is a retired music teacher and although interested in writing during her school years, didn't begin to write seriously until her retirement. She lives in Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia and when not writing, dabbles in watercolours, acrylics, photography and gardening. During her working life she has been a nurse, governess, cleaner, waitress, punch card operator, creative costume designer, secretary and for a brief period – a cook on the Nullarbor.
She enjoys relaxing with a good mystery and glass of red.
This is her first book.
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Reviews of Pixie Dust by Bronwyn MacRitchie
Rachel Walker
reviewed
on June 16, 2020
I didn't know what to expect with this book - I love stories that remove me from regular life and I must say this one really came through. It's sad and funny and really well told. One minute you're laughing, the next crying. Really well worth the read. It only took me 2 nights to read the whole book, I couldn't put it down.
(reviewed 25 days after purchase)
Ellen Shelley
reviewed
on June 16, 2020
(no rating)
This is a great story of survival, resilience and sibling love. I love the way Bronwyn mixes the sad with humour. Very cleverly written. I must read!
This is a great story of survival, resilience and sibling love. I love the way Bronwyn mixes the sad with humour. Very cleverly written. I must read!
(reviewed the day of purchase)
Smith
reviewed
on June 14, 2020
What a wonderful story, so well told. Often poignant, sometimes heartbreaking yet sprinkled with love and humour. The unbreakable bond of sibling love shines through in this recollection of the trials and tribulations of growing up in rural Australia.
(reviewed 22 days after purchase)