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The fury rises up my legs and up my body like a scream and it’s all I can do not to let it out.' (p.

'I thought we’d have more time than this. Now I know what it feels like to want and I will give anything to have it' (p. 'It seems that all my life I’ve had nothing I’ve desired and I’ve given up having desire at all. You can do almost anything you care to think of.' (p. 'Ma sitting with her dress lifted up to her face, Connie on her knees beside her, holding her arms, cooing soft like Ma is a baby.' (Kip, p. 'Do you understand how sensitive a reputation is? It’s up to me to be respectable. It’s a beaut, the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen…There’s no way I’m sharing this. 'I see a purple jewel hanging on a gold chain. 'The toughest gang in Richmond! And they want me, Francis Westaway!' (p. You’ve given me my sister back, Alec.' (p. 'This photo won’t be out of my sight from now on. 'I didn’t say goodbye to Dad! On account of a book' (p. 'When they put me in the grave, I know what it’ll say on the stone, if I get a stone, if they don’t bury me like a stray cat at the tip' (p.

I know the web of them, every lane in Richmond.' (p. Husting holds his other hand out flat and instead of an apple there’s a shilling.' (p. Husting always says first impressions count' (p.

Composed of nine chapters and subsequently nine unique perspectives of life, their family home in Rowena Parade, Richmond, becomes the focal point for Jordan’s exploration of femininity, masculinity, family and Australian society. Jordan’s novel traces the tumultuous lives of the Westaway family and their neighbours through four generations as they struggle through World War II (1939-45), the postwar period of the late 1940s and 50s, the 1990s and the early 2000s. For a detailed guide on Text Response, check out our Ultimate Guide to VCE Text Response. ‍ Nine Days by Toni Jordan is currently studied in VCE English under Area of Study 1 - Text Response.