Review: On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
On the Jellicoe Road
Melina Marchetta
Penguin Australia
Taylor Markham has been at the school on the Jellicoe Road since she was six years old. It’s her turn to lead the students in the annual territory wars with the Townies and Cadets from a school in Sydney. But lost memories of her childhood, her mother and a man she hopes is her father distract her from the game. When her caregiver, Hannah, disappears, Taylor studies the stories Hannah left behind, looking for clues to her whereabouts. She forms unlikely alliances with territory rivals, and together they work to solve the mysteries behind many things that happened on the Jellicoe Road.
When I started reading this novel, I felt a bit lost. It seems like two stories are happening simultaneously, … Continue reading
