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Philippa Ann Simes

Living and Learning

Philippa Ann Simes

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Austin Macauley Publishers
05 December 2025
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Iris Mae Braithwaite is a very wealthy, altruistic and brave woman. Having inherited a fortune along with a Georgian-style mansion, she opens a boutique boarding school in the historic city of Ballarat, in Australia, for ten teenage girls. Anyone who has raised teenagers, survived teenagers or simply been a teenager themselves will appreciate the roller coaster ride that guiding and teaching fifteen- and sixteen-year-old girls inevitably becomes. Pranks and personality clashes, achievements and heart-wrenching experiences abound as the students live and learn in new circumstances. Has Iris made a grave mistake hiring her killjoy cousin Estelle to teach Maths and Science? Along with her erstwhile brother, Jeremy, Estelle plots to undermine the school in hopes of getting her hands on the inheritance. Perhaps Miss Braithwaite has bitten off more than she can chew. Do all the girls even make it to the end of Year Nine? Will Iris' vision for Makepeace College survive even the first year of the two-year scholarships she awarded? Can heartache and headaches be counteracted by a good dose of tongue-in-cheek humour?
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Imprint:   Austin Macauley Publishers
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9781037109249
ISBN 10:   1037109244
Pages:   282
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Philippa Ann Simes lives on the beautiful East Coast of Tasmania with her husband, two feline shaped megalomaniacs and a bunch of chooks. She enjoys writing short stories, particularly unashamedly anthropomorphic tales about animals and the occasional inanimate object. A passion she shares with her husband is researching new recipes and planning dinner parties and her love of sharing great food is often reflected in her writing. Her greatest desire is to fill her world, and others' with humour-from wherever it may be found.

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