Project Gutenberg 2006-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 97 Bruce, Mary Grant 1878 1958 Back to Billabong Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger "Back to Billabong" by Mary Grant Bruce is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the relationships and tensions in a family, particularly the character Cecilia Rainham, who has returned to her father's household after growing up in a different environment, and her struggle against the controlling nature of her stepmother, Mrs. Rainham. Amidst the backdrop of post-war England, the narrative explores themes of identity, resilience, and the search for belonging. The opening of the book introduces Cecilia Rainham as she navigates her duties as a governess and household helper while managing the chaos created by her half-siblings, Wilfred, Avice, and Queenie. The reader witnesses a typical schoolroom scene that quickly descends into disorder, setting the tone for Cecilia's tumultuous role within the family. Her stepmother's oppressive nature amplifies the tension, revealing Cecilia's feelings of being trapped in a house where she feels undervalued and unappreciated. Despite her predicament, she finds solace in the connection with her brother Bob, who is about to be demobilized from the war, suggesting a glimmer of hope and potential liberation from the restrictive life she leads at Lancaster Gate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction PR Text Australia Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 529620 529621 2024-10-03T11:57:23.142779 2023-10-03T10:27:19.639161 text/html text/html 553948 2021-01-27T01:45:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 185679 2021-01-27T01:45:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 260153 2024-10-03T11:57:31.950722 application/epub+zip 265967 2024-10-03T11:57:26.187771 application/epub+zip 265657 2024-10-03T11:57:24.856758 application/epub+zip 468309 2024-10-03T11:57:36.421699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439697 2024-10-03T11:57:31.049712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414859 2022-09-04T04:18:22.367137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449379 449356 2024-10-03T11:57:22.134816 2023-10-03T10:27:18.817151 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 458138 2018-03-15T06:05:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 176629 2018-03-17T07:02:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 449282 2006-06-06T13:38:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175510 2006-06-06T13:38:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21554 2024-10-03T11:57:36.547679 application/rdf+xml 13760 2024-10-03T11:57:25.425748 image/jpeg 3547 2024-10-03T11:57:25.137756 image/jpeg 252940 2024-10-03T11:57:23.186751 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia