Look Back Laughing: The Year of the Yellow Event

Christina and Ollie face social disaster at snooty St. Hildas when theyre assigned The Sneer and David the Drone from the list of approved partners for the Senior School Dance. The two sixteen year olds former enemies vow to hunt down their own partners and join the high-status set. Impossible. Its 1961 and theyre locked away in their stuffy girls only boarding-school.After several spectacular failures the naÏve pair locate the flashy Vinko Zdravkovic and Roy the Boy would-be rock star. On the big night Vinko and Roy break every taboo. Christina and Ollie find themselves cast adrift from their peers. Its the most hideous night of their lives. Theyre expelled! Christinas university hopes shatter. Social disgrace looms for Ollie. But years later they can indeed Look Back Laughing.The disaster of expulsion results in a lifelong friendship.Based on actual events in 1961 - the Year of the Yellow Event.About the Authors: Selena de Lang graduated from the University of Melbourne with an Arts degree majoring in literature and philosophy. Professionally she alternated between journalism and advertising copywriting for press radio and TV. National magazine for which she has written range from The Australian Womens Weekly and Womans Day to rock music/ fashion publications Juke and Ragtrader. Heather R Mathew is a Bachelor of Arts graduate from the University of Melbourne with majors in philosophy and oriental studies. A librarian editor and writer her professional life includes managing a research library for CSIRO Australias leading scientific and industrial research organisaiton.