Getting of Wisdom
Getting of Wisdom The Getting of Wisdom (1910) is a novel by Henry Handel Richardson. Engaged with such themes as grief, bullying, and peer-pressure, Richardson's novel is a powerful story of a young…
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Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom (1910) is a novel by Henry Handel Richardson. Engaged with such themes as grief, bullying, and peer-pressure, Richardson's novel is a powerful story of a young girl finding her way in the world. Based on her experiences at Melbourne's Presbyterian Ladies' College, The Getting of Wisdom is a coming-of-age novel aimed at a young audience.
"Laura went into her own room and locked the door, a thing Mother did not allow. An instant bestseller, the novel has never gone out of print. Then she threw herself on the bed and cried.
Mother had not understood in the least..." Punished for cutting her own hair without permission, Laura Tweedle Rambotham defies her mother once more. Alone in her room, she begins to think about her mother's words, letting them sink in until the truth can no longer be denied. In the morning, she leaves for The Ladies' College, a