has ever known, when he's six-years-old, his aunt Vanessa arrives from London and carries ou. I really enjoyed it and the dynamics between the sisters as they fought for P.S. Refresh and try again. Sometimes you read about a book's brilliance so much that it taints your impression of it when you finally read it. A fight between the sisters - "I hate you!" Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of. Multiple POVs ensure that, interestingly, no character is "the bad guy". I didn't even make it through to the end of the first page this time before I started getting anxious about what lay ahead for PS. A masterpiece. Fiction - paperback; Text Classics; 495 pages; 2012. Their circumstances are modest in the those Depression years, but they are managing. Once it did 'get going' it definitely drew me in. His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lila and Uncle George. Back into their lives comes Vanessa, yet another aunt/sister (there are still even two more), who has been living in England as a companion to Ettie, their family's wealthy cousin. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. (so called because he's the postscript to his novelist mother's life) goes to live with his Aunt Lila and her husband George after his mother dies giving birth to him and his father is nowhere to be found. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Careful,_He_Might_Hear_You_(novel)&oldid=905059067, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Elliott, Sumner Locke. Great Aussie classic - another writer who captures the heart and soul of the story through his characters ! Sometimes you read about a book's brilliance so much that it taints your impression of it when you finally read it. I had seen the movie as a kid and it surprised me how much of the movie had stayed with me (hold me Logan, hold me). The main character is a 6 year old boy, P.S. (ISBN, 1921922249, 9781921922244), This page was last edited on 6 July 2019, at 15:20. A mind in adolescent turmoil; in rebellious conflict with... See full summary ». First published in 1963, Sumner Locke Elliott’s, I had to read this for uni and I loved it! away from her sister Lila. A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing. Nicholas Gledhill, in his first role, is brilliant - he carries the film. The line I remember from the film wasn't in the book! I wonder if my memory is even correct. PS, short for postscript, is an "almost orphan": his mother, the writer Sinden, died in childbirth and… It is set in Sydney during the depression. We’d love your help. Start by marking “Careful He Might Hear You” as Want to Read: Error rating book. It is set in Sydney during the depression. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Absolutely loved it. When he's six or eight, his posh Aunt Vanessa descends from England. Boardroom and dressing-room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club. Be the first to ask a question about Careful He Might Hear You. This is. The movie also enjoyed a successful release in North America. His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lila and Uncle George.