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'I am given to something which a man never pardons in a woman. You will draw away as though I were a snake when you hear.' With this warning, Sybylla confesses to her rich and handsome suitor that she is given to writing stories and bound, therefore, on a brilliant career. In this ironically titled and exuberant novel by Miles Franklin, originally published in 1901, Sybylla tells the story of growing up passionate and rebellious in rural New South Wales, where the most that girls could hope for was to marry or to teach. Sybylla will do neither, but that doesn't stop her from falling in love, and it doesn't make the choices any easier.
About the Author
Miles Franklin (18791954) was born Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin in "Talbingo, New South Wales," Following the publication of "My Brilliant Career," she worked as a nurse and journalist and became active in the Australian feminist movement.
Sandra Gilbert, coauthor of the influential "The Madwoman in the Attic," is the author of seven collections of poetry, a memoir, and numerous critical works. She has won an American Book Award and the John Ciardi Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry.
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