... English Scholarship student at an exclusive girl's school. Josephine is also upset that she will never be accepted as an equal by her rich classmate, Ivy Lloyd. She is particularly angry with her meddling grandmother (Nonna), whom she has not yet forgiven for abandoning her mum- when she was a pregnant teenager and lying about her father. It is worth nothing the formidable relationship that exists between Josephine and her grandmother. Their robust characters add sugar and spice to the text. The conflict that exists between the two helps Josephine to confront and accept her feelings, in particular, towards her Italian roots. One of the pivotal points in the book, which earns her self-insight and personal freedom, is when her absent father, Michael Andretti, and her boyfriend, Jacob Coote, enter her life. These are such crucial characters because they come into her life as 'rescuers'. Her father, who is a lawyer, ...

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