Bibliograph

Billings Better Bookstore & Brasserie, Fin J Ross ; illustrations, Judith Rossell

Type

Label

Billings Better Bookstore & Brasserie, Fin J Ross ; illustrations, Judith Rossell

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Billings Better Bookstore & Brasserie

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Fin J Ross ; illustrations, Judith Rossell

Summary

Young Fidelia Knight arrives in Melbourne in 1874, alone except for her treasured companion, Samuel Johnson; well, half of him. To escape servitude, Fidelia hides each night in Bourke-street's renowned Coles Book Arcade. She loves words, you see, and wants to know them all. What she overhears in Coles sets her on a path that will change the lives of everyone she meets, starting with Jasper Godwin, and the hopelessly underqualified manager of the new Billings Better Bookstore. Fidelia's thirst for knowledge is contagious. She tutors two orphan boys and two illiterate women, inspiring them to unlock their creativity; and her exploration of colonial Melbourne takes her to some unusual places. Nothing daunts this diminutive genius, except the mystery of what really happened to her parents on the voyage from England

Target audience

adult

Contributor