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Josephine Alibrandi is a 17 year old catholic girl who has far more to contend to than her study in her final year at school. This year her life is turned upside down when her father comes into her life for the first time, her close friend commits suicide, family secrets come out, she forms a relationship with Jacob Coote plus Josie has to figure out her own identity. Josie attends St Martha's, a wealthy catholic …

…gaining all the facts, Josie realised that her Nonna isn't as bad as she initially thought. She comes to realise that her Nonna is only human and she did what she felt was right. Although Josie has difficulty understanding who she is, at the end of the novel she understands how to take responsibilities for herself. She also realises that her culture plays a big part in her life and makes up who she is.