Alison Gray — Stepping Out
Allen & Unwin/Port Nicholson Press 1987 Paperback, 194pp. Caroline\'s life is confined by a windswept suburb, her mother\'s frustrations and a dying father. Her first escape, into the wilds of the Wanganui River, nearly ends in disaster - but brings real independence and freedom. This is a novel about teenagers and their parents. It is about death and coming alive, about finding yourself, about breaking out. Signed; First Edition. Gift inscription on title page, signed by author. Cover faded on spine. (ISBN: 9780868617862). Good.