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Shadows of Olive Trees Paperback – 13 June 2019

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Before the #MeToo movement, there was the 1970s and three girls - Tessa, Athena, Jenny, looking for love, best friends, and what they want to be. Breaking traditional roles of virginity and being the other half, there's challenges from parents, the church, school. But there's college and new freedoms except they can be dangerous. A story of women's empowerment that has relevance today for women and men.
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    215 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    13 June 2019
  4. Dimensions
    13.97 x 1.37 x 21.59 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    0648203549
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0648203544
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Flying Elephant Media (13 June 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 215 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0648203549
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0648203544
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.37 x 21.59 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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Susanne Gervay

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Susanne's passion is empowering readers with story. Story that brings hope to children and adults, as they navigate a complex world. As the child of refugees, growing up with the emotional complexities of parents who had been through the war, migration and loss, books were Susanne's source of hope and courage. It has been the driving force in her 20 year immersion in the writing industry, as a writer, mentor, speaker, advocate for literacy and social justice for young people, adults and their communities. Her books range from picture books, children’s, young adult and adult stories. The I Am Jack books have become rite-of-passage on school bullying adapted into an acclaimed play by Monkey Baa Theatre, touring Australian and US theatres.

Susanne’s engagement with Indian/Asian-Australian relations has seen her contribution to Indian-Australian anthologies alongside the works of Sir Salman Rushdie, David Malouf and Thomas Kenneally; her address at conferences in India; and her multi-faith picture book Elephants Have Wings endorsed by The Blake Prize.

Susanne is an international and national speaker who has addressed audiences from New York to Delhi on the power of story to create discussion in diverse areas including disability, inclusion, multiculturalism, bullying, inclusion, peace.

Susanne has been honoured by receiving many awards including; the Lifetime Social Justice Literature Award for Children's Literature by the International Literacy Association, an Order of Australia for literature, the Lady Cutler Award for Distinguished Services to Children's Literature, the Award of Excellence for Services to the Arts, University of Technology Sydney, award for Outstanding Youth Literature on Disability, IBBY for YA novel 'Butterflies', Awards, short listings, notables for her books from many organisations including The Society of Women Writers, Children's Book Council Australia, The Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature, Children's Peace Literature Award.

Her books are widely endorsed by organisations including, Variety the children's charity, The Blake Prize, The Cancer Council, Life Education, The Alannah & Madeline Foundation, The Children's Hospital, (Westmead), Courage to Care, anti-bullying organisations in Australia and the US.

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Linda Chudyck
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, Inspiring and a "Must Read"!!
Reviewed in Australia on 27 November 2019
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I loved this book. It is funny how it is set in the 1970s, yet the topics discussed are relevant to today and still highly talked about issues (such as abortion, "test tube" babies, feminism and traditional male/female roles in society). It was an easy and pleasurable read, and you can't help but admire the main character Tessa, who bravely challenges the status quo. I would highly recommend this as a must read by all.
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Sarah Bacaller
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and compassionate
Reviewed in Australia on 23 February 2022
I was privileged to produce the audiobook of this title through Voices of Today, working with two narrators who recorded the story as a duet.
'Shadows of Olive Trees' is reminiscent of Looking for Alibrandi; an insight into growing up in Australia in the 1970s and the challenges young women faced—an earlier phase of the challenges they still face. The story is in parts gentle, intense and compassionate. Susanne Gervay has brought attention to very believable events in the life of a young woman, in a way that is relatable and dignifying. For ages 16+
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James Ruben
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, entertaining and surprisingly delightful
Reviewed in the United States on 28 July 2019
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It was a surprisingly great read. As I got to know the main character Tessa more and more, I couldn’t put it down. The dual pressures of family obligations and modern society is a theme that this book not only explores, but makes you reconsider and reevaluate as you fall in love with Tessa, the main character. Highly recommended as an entertaining and thought provoking read.
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