Put the Billy On: Growing Up in Queensland's Gulf Country by Ann Jones

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with external stickers and protective plastic covering. Partial date due slip on synopsis page, now covered with a blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Stamp on imprint page. Wear to book corners and edges.

Put the Billy On gives us insights into what growing up in Australia in the 1930s and 40s was like. The story has undertones of delightful humour and fading innocence. Historical events, such as the lead-up to World War II, are artfully compared to the tension in the author's life.

Ann Jones invites us to reflect on how far we’ve come and the precious things that may have been lost. (back cover)