A review by emkoshka
All in the Blue Unclouded Weather by Robin Klein

4.0

Such a heartwarming, life-affirming and joyously rambunctious read, as only a book about an Australian family could be! The country town and characters of Wilgawa come to life so vividly that I wonder if part of it is Robin Klein's own childhood story. What a fantastic writer she is too, not shying away from using adult words like 'miasma' and 'temerity' in what is ostensibly a young adult book. I remember a teacher reading the chapter 'Something to Drop Stitches Over' to my class when I was in primary school and we laughed ourselves silly. Cousin Isobel epitomises the little Aussie larrikin beautifully. A special book to be reading in the early days of summer; having finished it on Christmas Eve, I found the last line was blissfully perfect: 'Blue unclouded weather ... That's how it's going to be tomorrow for Christmas'. :)