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The Melling SistersSeries

This series is set in 1940s rural Australia, following the coming-of-age of four unforgettable sisters and their cousin. It offers humorous and heartwarming tales of family, friendship, and self-discovery. Readers will delight in the nostalgic atmosphere and strong female characters, serving as an Australian counterpart to classics like 'Anne of Green Gables' and 'Little Women'.

Dresses Of Red And Gold
All In The Blue Unclouded Weather
The Sky In Silver Lace

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  1. 1

    All In The Blue Unclouded Weather

    • 240 pages
    • 9 hours of reading
    4.5(7)Add rating

    • One of Australia's most beloved YA novels, re-packaged and re-released for a new generation of readers • First published in 1991, All in the Blue Unclouded Weather is the first book in the Melling Sisters trilogy, Robin Klein's humorous and heartwarming series set in 1940s rural Australia • Centres on the coming-of-age of four unforgettable sisters—Heather, Cathy, Grace and Vivienne—and their cousin Isobel • Readers who loved Anne of Green Gables and Little Women will delight in their Australian equivalent in All in the Blue Unclouded Weather • A nostalgic joy for Gen X and a delight for new teenage readers • This Text Classics edition is introduced by Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of Illuminae • Celebrating the work of one of Australia's finest YA writers, Text is publishing four previously out of print titles by Robin Klein: Came Back to Show You I Could Fly, All in the Blue Unclouded Weather, Dresses of Red and Gold, and The Sky in Silver Lace

    All In The Blue Unclouded Weather
  2. 2

    Dresses Of Red And Gold

    • 256 pages
    • 9 hours of reading
    4.2(6)Add rating

    • One of Australia's most beloved YA novels re-packaged and re-released for a new generation of readers • First published in 1992, Dresses of Red and Gold is the second book in the Melling Sisters trilogy—the story of four girls growing up in 1940s rural Australia • Will inspire nostalgia in Gen X readers who will buy for their own children, and will delight readers new to Robin Klein's novels • This Text Classics edition is introduced by Fiona Wood, award-winning author of Cloudwish, Wildlife and Six Impossible Things • Celebrating the work of one of Australia's finest YA writers, Text is publishing four previously out of print titles by Robin Klein: Came Back to Show You I Could Fly, All in the Blue Unclouded Weather, Dresses of Red and Gold, and The Sky in Silver Lace

    Dresses Of Red And Gold
  3. 3

    The Sky In Silver Lace

    • 256 pages
    • 9 hours of reading
    4.0(5)Add rating

    The Melling family has moved from Wilgawa to the city suburb of Lacey’s Bay. There’s a new school, a new place to live and new friends to make—this is exciting, but also terrifying, especially when the first potential friend Vivienne meets is large, bold and threatening. The Sky in Silver Lace is the third and final book in the Melling Sisters Trilogy, Robin Klein’s humorous and heartwarming tale of four girls—Grace, Heather, Cathy and Vivienne—growing up in the Australia of the 1940s.

    The Sky In Silver Lace