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Stepping Out

A Novel
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In Stepping Out by Julie Rose, the protagonist experiences a transformative journey as they step away from the familiar confines of their everyday life. This general fiction novel explores themes of self-discovery, courage, and the unexpected adventures that await when one dares to venture beyond their comfort zone. With engaging characters and emotional depth, it invites readers to reflect on the possibilities that lie beyond routine existence.
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Stepping Out

Stepping Out is a portrait of the artist as a young woman, written with Rey's characteristic combination of indignation, frankness and humour, as much a dramatisation of the conflicts that have shaped her as a writer, as a testament for the generation that follows.

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This novel opens in provincial France in the 1970s, with the eighteen-year-old protagonist, dressed in borrowed platform shoes and a cape, her possessions in a plastic bag, abandoning her home and schooling to move in with her lover Marco.

Two passions fuel her rebellion: rage at the cruelties of family life, particularly those inflicted by and on her mother; and a deep commitment to the act of writing, in the face of all obstacles and indifference.

Stepping Out is a portrait of the artist as a young woman, written with Rey's characteristic combination of indignation, frankness, and humour, as much a dramatisation of the conflicts that have shaped her as a writer, as a testament for the generation that follows.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781920882389

Publisher: Giramondo Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 October 2008

Country: Australia

Imprint: Giramondo Publishing Co

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 0g

Pages: 216

About the Author

Catherine Rey was born in France, and raised by grandparents who had lived in Australia. She now lives in Sydney. Her previous novel, Ce que racontait Jones, published as The Spruiker's Tale by Giramondo in 2005, was shortlisted for both the Prix Femina and the Prix Renaudot. An earlier version of Stepping Out was published in France in 2007 as Une femme en marche.

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