![]() ![]() And every day her grandmother blesses Father Government for giving old people money.Unpolished Gem is a book rich in comedy, a loving and irreverent portrait of a family, its everyday struggles and bittersweet triumphs. Her father embraces the miracle of franchising and opens an electrical-appliance store. Her mother becomes an Aussie battler – an outworker, that is. Armed with an ocker accent, Alice dives head-first into schooling, romance and the getting of wisdom. Nor does it contain any wild swans or falling leaves.In a wonderland called Footscray, a girl named Alice and her Chinese-Cambodian family pursue the Australian Dream – Asian style. With it, Australian writing gains an unforgettable new voice.This story does not begin on a boat. ![]() Unpolished Gem is a book rich in comedy, a loving and irreverent portrait of a family, its everyday struggles and bittersweet triumphs. ![]()
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