The novel "Looking for Alibrandi" is centered around the growth and development of the relations among the three generations of Alibrandi women. Josephine Alibrandi, a Catholic school girl is the protagonist in her final high school year. She attends St. Martha's, a wealthy catholic school in Sydney's eastern suburbs, on an academic scholarship. Her Italian origin and illegitimacy have been the reason for a lot of persecution in her life. Josephine is a stubborn, melodramatic, …showed first 75 words of 520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 520 total…for shunning her away when she gave birth to Josie, but at the same time is grateful to have her mother back in her life. Josie comes to realize that the perception of her mother as a victim is not shared by Christina. Christina does not see any wrong in the way she has lead her life. "Looking for Alibrandi" centralizes around the lives of these three women, Josephine Alibrandi, Katia Alibrandi and Christina Alibrandi.