The Red ShoeA beautifully written story about an ordinary family living in the Northern Beaches of Sydney during the 1950s, against the backdrop of such world events as the Cold War and the threat of the H bomb, the unrest in Indo China and the high profile case of KGB defector Vladimir Petrov. The story is chronicled by six year old Matilda, who sees but doesn't understand what is going on around her. Her sister Frances is troubled by the death of a friend,