{"product_id":"9781925410617","title":"All in the Blue Unclouded Weather: Text Classics","description":"\u003ci\u003eAll in the Blue Unclouded Weather \u003c\/i\u003ebegins the story of the Melling sisters, four girls growing up in an Australian country town in the post war years. Vivienne is the youngest, always the last to wear the hand-me-down clothes—after Grace and Heather and Cathy—and always longing for something new and special. But although life is hard for the Melling family and the sisters have their tiffs, this is a heartwarming and often humorous story of loyalty and affection—under blue unclouded skies. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Klein\u003c\/b\u003e was born 28 February 1936 in Kempsey, New South Wales  into a family of nine children. Leaving school at age 15, Klein worked  several jobs before becoming established as a writer, having her first  story published at age 16. She would go on to write more than 40 books,  including \u003ci\u003eHating Alison Ashley\u003c\/i\u003e (adapted into a feature film starring Delta Goodrem in 2005), \u003ci\u003eHalfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left \u003c\/i\u003e(adapted into a television series for the Seven Network in 1992), and \u003ci\u003eCame Back to Show You I Could Fly\u003c\/i\u003e (adapted into a film directed by Richard Lowenstein in 1993). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKlein’s books are hugely celebrated, having won the CBCA Children’s  Book of the Year Award in both the Younger Readers and the Older Readers  categories, as well as a Human Rights Award for Literature in 1989 for \u003ci\u003eCame Back to Show You I Could Fly\u003c\/i\u003e. Klein is widely considered one of Australia’s most prolific and beloved YA authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘Funny, thoughtful, sometimes painfully sad, this is a book that lingers long in the memory.’   \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookseller+Publisher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Klein again shows that she's a master  of dialogue, sibling dynamics, and youthful characters at once unique  and undeniably creatures of their age group. Fresh, humorous, offbeat,  with a bit of nostalgia for the era of film stars and red, red  lipsticks.’\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eAll in the Blue Unclouded Weather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDresses of Red and Gold\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sky in Silver Lace\u003c\/i\u003e are such wonderful, honest, Australian stories, still relevant to readers today. The sisters are a delight to read about, their adventures are entertaining and touching.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookish Manicurist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Klein’s attention to detail—Grace’s debutante dress, cooking disasters, coping with the O’Keefe family, cousin Isobel’s flights of fancy and her depth of insight into small town ways make this story come to life.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReadPlus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A sentimental, intimately Australian series about four loving and warring sisters that is a must-read for any Australian citizen, whether they be the ages of the sisters, or older.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An incisive, often hilarious portrait of four sisters…Grace, Heather, Cathy, and Vivienne are distinctive and memorable…The girls' rowdy in-fighting is fierce – exaggerated for humor but authentic; it also provides a foil for some touching final scenes that reveal their underlying loyalty and affection…it all adds up to a gritty, intriguing glimpse of a particular time and place.’ – \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141113954544,"sku":"9781925410617","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925410617_p0.jpg?v=1763636338","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925410617","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}