num_pages: 278
description: "My Brilliant Career" is the story of Sybylla, a headstrong young girl growing up in early 20th century Australia. Sybylla rejects the opportunity to marry a wealthy young man in order to maintain her independence. As a consequence she must take a job as a governess to a local family to which her father is indebted. "My Brilliant Career" is an early romantic novel by this popular Australian author.
language: English
title: My Brilliant Career
titlecomplete: My Brilliant Career
genres: Classics, Australia, Feminism, Historical, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Coming Of Age, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 6719
publisher: Waking Lion Press