I'd read fantasy if they had simple names like Jane and Bob from Wagga," I say. "Why does it have to be Tehrana and Bihaad from the World of Sceehina?" Jimmy looks at my mother and rolls his eyes. "No wonder they call her bimbo behind her back." And my mum laughs. And because of that, Mark Viduka, the soccer player, stops being my brothers hero, and Luca and Pinocchio run after Jimmy like he's their idol.


Saving Francesca (ed. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007) - ISBN: 9780307433718

Melina Marchetta Quotes

I'd read fantasy if they had simple names like Jane and Bob from Wagga, I say. Why does it have to be Tehrana and Bihaad from the World of Sceehina?...

I'd read fantasy if they had simple names like Jane and Bob from Wagga, I say. Why does it have to be Tehrana and Bihaad from the World of Sceehina?...

I'd read fantasy if they had simple names like Jane and Bob from Wagga, I say. Why does it have to be Tehrana and Bihaad from the World of Sceehina?...

I'd read fantasy if they had simple names like Jane and Bob from Wagga, I say. Why does it have to be Tehrana and Bihaad from the World of Sceehina?...