A rich and insightful analysis of 'In and Out of Step' in terms of BELONGING. Australian Higher School Certificate students will find this companion to the novel to be an invaluable and rare text. HR managers interested in how human dynamics shape relationships will gain a deeper appreciation of the challenges to modifying culture and the issues that arise if change is not achieved. This companion to the novel is a treatise about what managers need to understand when dealing with the downward spiral of behaviour in the workplace.

Belonging: A Related Text Companion: 'In and Out of Step': Analysis of 'In and Out of Step'

Knight, Christine M.

Education & Teaching

Highlight Publishing

'Think about the woman you're becoming!' Leonie said, trying to prevent Cassie's flight from home and the problems there. 'You could find yourself out of the frying pan and into the fire.' Her past denied and dance championship dreams discarded, Cassie Sleight leaves home. In the seemingly idyllic coastal town of Keimera, she starts a career on the English staff of the local high school. Exposure to Mark Talbut, a man struggling to be modern yet threatened by power shifts in the workplace and in society, causes Cassie to assess her reactions as a teacher and a woman. As she does so, the secrets of her past surface. Will that past continue to choreograph Cassie's present steps? What sort of woman does she become?    'In and Out of Step' is as much about the world that Cassie Sleight lived in and how the people in it shaped her for good and bad as it is about Cassie's personal journey to belonging. It is a multi-threaded story that looks at how we are influenced by others.

In and Out of Step

Literature & Fiction

Women's Fiction

Overview: Mavis was born to be a songbird. Her parents named her after one, a bird with a distinctive song worthy of poetry. With her wings clipped by circumstance, Mavis spent six years of her life grounded and her dream of soaring flight almost forgotten. Unexpectedly, Mavis discovers she has a choice: accept a life that is ordinary or be among the one percent that shine. It is a long way to the top in the Australian music industry and more than a name needs to change in order to succeed. It is a gruelling challenge with exhausting demands and subtle traps for the uninitiated. Can Mavis make it? Can she build a better life for herself and her son? Can she have it all? Readership (ages 16+): Every generation that has faced life's challenges and who has tried to find the balance between career, parenthood, and having it all. The themes are discovery, triumphing against the odds, reinvention, disparate families, parenting, friendship, and the nature of love; themes that resonate with all ages.  

Life Song

'I'm not Mavis anymore.' For years, song bird Nikki Mills (aka Mavis Mills) dreamed of the freedom and lifestyle that came with being a platinum record artist. To get there, she put her career and son first and her love life on hold. Now an international singing sensation, Nikki discovers her reality is very different from what she had imagined. Determined not to be caged by the fan and media circus, Nikki struggles to protect her son, their relationship and lifestyle. That struggle is complicated by her desire for a love life. The unearthing of Nikki's dark past, known only to her inner circle, creates a paparazzi whirlwind that threatens to destroy her. Can she find the courage to withstand the media storm? Can she transcend her past? How will she resolve matters of the heart? Set between 2000 and 2002, the themes in Song Bird centre on discovery, belonging, transformation, dealing with adversity, and matters of the heart.

Song Bird

Genre Fiction

'Think about the woman you're becoming!' Leonie said, trying to prevent Cassie's flight from home and the problems there. 'You could find yourself out of the frying pan and into the fire.' Her past denied and dance championship dreams discarded, Cassie Sleight leaves home. In the seemingly idyllic coastal town of Keimera, she starts a career on the English staff of the local high school. Exposure to Mark Talbut, a man struggling to be modern yet threatened by power shifts in the workplace and in society, causes Cassie to assess her reactions as a teacher and a woman. As she does so, the secrets of her past surface. Will that past continue to choreograph Cassie's present steps? What sort of woman does she become? 'In and Out of Step' looks at how the world a person lives in shapes that person for good and for bad. It is a story about friendship and family, belonging, alienation, sexual harassment, and change. The title alludes to the way Cassie Sleight uses dance as a way to interpret life and process her reactions to it.

After being compromised by involvement in a web of police corruption, Harry Becker is discharged from the New South Wales police force. Weighed down by regret, he commits to doing things right. Taking on what seems to be a simple investigative job, he discovers his client, Evelyn Crowley, has links to the underworld. The escalating drama develops into a dangerous love story that tests his character and new resolve.Is there a difference between doing things right and doing the right thing? Is it possible for Harry to act honourably and survive the menace of the Mafia?

Evelyn Crowley

Gordon Reid

A story of silence that must be told.
Shy, petite Daisy Croucher lives in other people's shadows and is practically invisible, even in her own family. She is surprised and flattered when popular pub local Jeff Singleton looks her way. 'Skinny Minnie, ' he calls her.
Jeff has a golden rule when it comes to women - never keep one for more than thirty days. Then he meets Daisy.
Life with Jeff is a roller-coaster ride, the likes of which Daisy never imagined. She soon discovers that marriage consists of more than playing happy families in the suburbs. Daisy's marriage has its secrets.
Raw, powerful and confronting, 'The Skinny Girl' positions the reader to walk a mile in Daisy's shoes. Can Daisy step out of the shadows and shine?

The Skinny Girl

Parenting & Relationships

Matthews, S M

Family Relationships

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Belonging: A Related Text Companion: 'In and Out of Step': Analysis of 'In and Out of Step'

In and Out of Step

Life Song

Song Bird

In and Out of Step

Evelyn Crowley

The Skinny Girl