A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French - 9781460782675 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. 'Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the fascinating minutiae of everyday life into a good story. A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French, 9781460782675, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Paterson and from events rooted in actual history, this is the untold story behind Australia's early years as an emerging nation. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams. 'You'll never catch me alive, said he.'Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl's journey towards independence. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. The story follows Matilda as she flees an impoverished and lonely life in the city to. Set in Sydney in 1894, A Waltz for Matilda is the story of a courageous and determined young girl (Matilda) who, at twelve-years-old, is all alone and working in a jam factory. The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song.Ages 10-14 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a BillabongUnder the shade of a Coolibah treeAnd he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiledYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.'In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. The iconic poem is given a new perspective in this historic novel by Jackie French.
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