The Very Secretive and Passionate Stella Miles Franklin Perfectly Acceptable Press respected in the community but

respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home

in a story that wipes England off the map and sets in motion the end of the world

Nana’s band

Wandering along a river in a nearby park in suburban Tokyo

Ichiro and Sachiko hope for something better

The Very Secretive and Passionate Stella Miles Franklin Perfectly Acceptable Press respected in the community butAustralia, 1901. Miles Franklin, the young daughter of poor bush farmers, manages to publish her first novel against all odds. A work of remarkable boldness and passion, it becomes an immense success in the English speaking world. While she strives to maintain her anonymity under a male pseudonym, her identity is revealed and she is exposed to the misogynistic prejudices of her time. Restless, indomitable, and unwilling to be silenced, Miles reinvents