![]() ![]() Matilda’s story opens with her work in a jam factory in the late 1800s in Australia-burned, calloused fingers from trying to make ends meet, a mother who is slowly wasting away, and only one friend in her desolate world. It was a good memory-and the book proved to be just as good the second time around as the first. ![]() As soon as I started it, the wings of memory took me back to the flashing needle and yarn, and the scent of roasting veggies. The girl I was helping went ahead of me at one stage, but I found the story gripping, and recently when I thought about it again, I decided to go back and listen to the whole thing this time. The one I remember most of the different stories we listened to together was A Waltz for Matilda. I have many fond memories of sitting in the living room together, fingers busy with some crocheting, while we were transported to another land and another time. Just over a year ago, I was working with a disabled girl, and one thing we did together several times was listen to audiobooks her mother had found. ![]() Synopsis: When Matilda’s parents die unexpectedly, she must find her own way in the world and figure out how to run her father’s farm in the Australian outback, and make a profit from the only thing she has left of him. Major Themes: Australia, Australian History, Historical Fiction, Farming ![]()
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