Shauna's Great Expectations - Kathleen Loughnan

Shauna's Great Expectations

By: Kathleen Loughnan

Paperback | 6 May 2019

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A fresh and compelling novel about an Aboriginal scholarship student and her surprising final year of school.

Shauna is in her final year at an elite private school and has great expectations. She holds an Indigenous scholarship and is determined to be the first member of her family to go to university, no matter what. The year is off to an excellent start and she and her friends are dreaming big about life after school and planning a trip to Paris.

But suddenly she finds she must make a choice that threatens to throw all her plans into disarray. As pressure builds from every corner of her world, Shauna wonders what she'll have to sacrifice to keep hold of her dreams... Can she fulfil her own promise and still keep her promises to others? Will all her expectations be ripped away?

About the Author

Kathleen is an Australian lawyer and writer. She was born in rural Victoria and now lives between Australia and Europe with her husband and their four children.
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'A generous-hearted and very moving novel. I laughed and I cried. I absolutely loved it.' - Rebecca James

'A fierce and complex story about daring to dream and knowing your worth.' - Emily Gale

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