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11 Ruby Road: 1925 by Charlotte Barkla
I love imagining myself living in days of old. The 11 Ruby Road series follows life in a little house in South Brisbane from the beginning of the last century. The series began in 1900 during the time that woman were fighting for the right to vote.
A new family moves into the house in 1925. After World War One times were challenging for this German/ Australian family. Their father had been deported to Germany after the war ended. They moved into Ruby Road to run a small grocer’s shop. Bert, Hildegarde, Carl and Mama use kindness, imagination and ground-breaking ideas to build bridges into their new community. If you enjoy transporting yourself back into history, you will love this book.
Look out for the first in the series 11 Ruby Road : 1900 and the third in the series 11 Ruby Road : 1950.
Find out how life in families has changed over the course of the last century.
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