Dangerous shoes

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  • Published 20060307
  • ISBN: 9780733316210
  • Extent: 268 pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm)

Selected for Best Australian Stories 2006

“SENSITIVITY!” CRIES DONNA. “That’s what I want us to be about.” She cocks her head slightly to one side and makes a down-pointing steeple with her hands at belly-level. We all stare at her, silent. It’s too early in the morning to guess what she’s up to. It’s too much trouble to argue with her, and it’s too cheeky of her to want us to stand round in a semi-circle for this meeting.

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Christine Stanton

Christine Stanton is a Sydney-based author where she teaches English language and Australian culture to migrant adolescents in the government secondary education system. She...

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