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Robyn Sheahan-Bright

Robyn Sheahan-Bright

Robyn Marie Sheahan-Bright AM is an Australian author, editor and publisher of, and on, children's literature and publishing itself.

Robyn Sheahan-Bright reviews 'Water Colours' by Sarah Walker and 'Bad Girl' by Margaret Clark

October 2000, no. 225 01 October 2000
Sometimes ‘good’ girls just have to be ‘bad’. The ‘heroines’ of both these novels desperately want ‘to fit in’, but eventually discover that ‘fitting in’ involves accepting yourself for who you are, not changing into someone else. This seems an obvious lesson, but of course it’s one of the hardest to learn. Both books are jacketed in gorgeous fashion; the matte photographic i ... (read more)