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A House Divided

By: Clare Hallifax

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Paperback | 28 July 2025

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In a crisis, take a stand ... A coming of age story, set against the Dismissal of the government in 1975 as battle lines are drawn, democracy is on the edge, and all of it is far too close to home.

When another national crisis puts Juliet’s family beach trip on hold, Juliet is disappointed, but not surprised. When your dad has a key job in the federal government, even faraway crises hit close to home, and change is the only constant. It’s 1975 and Juliet has a lot to look forward to. It's the last year of primary school, wrongs are being set right, and there’s new attitudes, new opportunities ... as well as new friends. But as Juliet gets to know more about the people around her and the times that shape her, there are plenty of surprises still in store.

But politics is casting a long shadow over the country, and it seems nothing can save Juliet, her family, and her friendships, from the biggest crisis of all.

About the Author

Clare Hallifax has worked as a writer, editor and publisher for over thirty years. She has a degree in journalism, and has worked in the Canberra Parliamentary Press Gallery. After further postgraduate studies in Literature and Art, Clare moved into book publishing, specialising in books about politics, history and political history, before shifting to children’s publishing in 2010 where she was publisher of the Omnibus imprint at Scholastic Australia, and then Walker Books. She has edited and published many award-wining titles, from picture books to YA and historical fiction. She is the author of Never Forget (2020), and moonlights as a ghost-writer for various fiction and non-fiction titles. She is now responsible for literary content acquisition at Audible Australia.

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