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Nine Days
Characters
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Mr Crouch
Annabel's father, an alcoholic.
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Annabelle Crouch
Brought up in Richmond by her alcoholic father; becomes much-loved wife of Kip and mother of Charlotte and Stanzi.
Jean Westaway
After the death of her husband Tom, struggles to support her family and maintain respectability.
Stanzi
Psychological counsellor; helps raise her nephew and niece (Alec and Libby); strong, yet suffers from self-doubt.
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Alec
Pressured to join his reckless mates but chooses hi family instead; learns about the Westaway's history.
Kip Westaway
Grows up in Richmond Victoria; marries Annabel and raises family in Malvern; becomes a grandfather to Alec and Libby; honest and family oriented.
Structure
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A single day in a person's life can change everything. Novel encourages us to pay attention to little details - the seemingly unimportant, which may indeed become the moments of our lives that we can look back to and think, '...and that's when it all changed'.
Series of 9 brief glimpses into a single day in the lives of 9 very different people in very different times whose lives are inextricably intertwined.
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Objects that move throughout the text provide an anchor for readers and counterbalance the complicated structure of the narrative.
Lack of chronology creates a strong sense of dramatic irony; the audience is often privy to details or events before many of the other characters are, adding suspense and excitement.
Styles
Author imparts a sense of realism: the connection between families, the passing down of heirlooms, how seemingly insignificant moments or decisions can have profound effects on our lives and the lives of those around us, and how there are public and private versions of every person.
Variety of characters and voices that will appear to different readers: male and female, younger and older, public and private voices.
These elements offer an engaging novel for readers to understand the complex personalities of characters.
Front cover: real photograph from the State Library's collection of war photographs published by the Argus. Inspiration for the novel.
Symbols
Motifs: connect the people within the narrative across the decades. Reflects the notion that we as people are connected to other people through shared history. The stories we are told do not always reflect the truth. The passing on of treasured items within a family can unite us.
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House on Rowena Parade & Lilly pilly tree: Lilly Pilly Tree: reflects the growth and development of the Westaway's throughout the novel.
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