The life and events of Mirabel

Mirabel is born

Jan 1, 1929

Mirabel is born - Carlton, Melbourne -true image

Mirabel's life

Period: Jan 1, 1929 to Nov 2, 1950

Mirabel

Period: Oct 31, 1940 to Oct 31, 1948

A Soothsayers words

Dec 31, 1940

Mirabel is 13 years old and has just visted the soothsayer under her mothers orders. Dressing the dead
Treasure nod wed
Lost on the sea
To fortune you'll flee. -soothsayer

Forest Glades

Mar 1, 1943

Mirabel visits her mum in Forest Glades - Mountains in Northern Melbourne. When she visits her mother in Forest Glades and finds her in a depressed state. Her mother then claims she is not the person Mirabel thinks she is.

Graduation

Nov 1, 1943

Mirabel graduates from high school - Melbourne
Mirabel graduates with Rose from high school and she is unsure of what she wants to do in the future and Rose is worried about what her boyfriend will do as he says he wants to fight in the war.

Prostitute

Nov 2, 1943

Mirabel meets prostitute called Angel.

Mystery package

Nov 3, 1943

Mirabel is asked by her father to deliver a package of money to man called Chen Su Ting. She accidently takes a wrong turn and ends up in the red light district and is helped by a young woman called Angel.

Mirabel's life

Dec 31, 1943

Mirabel is seventeen, she's leaving school, designing dresses, falling in love and working. -true image of mirabel when she was 14

Rose

Dec 31, 1943

Mirabel meets beautiful, blonde rose.-best friend -true image/drawing by 'mirabel' in rose's impression.

Trip

Jan 1, 1944

Mirabel leaves for Shanghai to find JJ.

Its Official

Mar 1, 1944

Mirabel officially meets JJ - Melbourne
JJ and another soldier come to visit Mirabel's father and JJ and Mirabel finally learn each other's names and get to know each other.

Savoir

Oct 14, 1944

JJ rescues her from drunken American soldiers and then appears in her home. They are clearly in love. JJ has to return to China.

Job

Nov 3, 1944

Mirabel gets a job in cartography because of her amazing drawing skills.

Margo and Harry

Dec 31, 1944

Mirabel’s cousin Margo’s husband, Harry, is back from
the war. He has nightmares and is changed, Margo is terified that she has lost her husband. Today we know it as post traumatic stress syndrome.

Mirabel's job

Dec 31, 1944

Mirabel is seventeen and has started work as a cartographer and is meeting new people (jock and Murray) and really enjoying her art.

Mirabel discovers her mother's secret

Jul 15, 1945

Mirabel finds her mother outside at night chanting about another young girl. Mirabel finds out that her mother took the identity of another girl when that girl died to be match made with Mirabel's father.

Leaving

Nov 3, 1945

JJ leave's Australia promising Mirabel he will come back soon.

Bao Bao- Adelaide

Mar 14, 1946

Mirabel gave birth on Tuesday to a baby boy she called Bao Bao, (little treasure) The labour went on for fourteen hours, Mirabel was exhausted.

Mirabel leaves school.

Nov 2, 1946

Mirabel leaves school starts designing dresses and then meets JJ.

Run away

Nov 3, 1946

Mirabel runs away to her pen pal in Adelaide; Eva and her husband Aubrey for her to give birth.

Mirabel meets Jin Yu

Jan 1, 1947

Jin Yu is JJ’s younger brother whom Mirabel meets in Shanghai when he is nineteen. He supports the Communists against the Nationalists, a dangerous position in 1947. -true Jin Yu

Hartmann Family

Nov 2, 1947

Mirabel meets Hartmann family in Shanghai – Rachel, Max and two little girls. Their friend, Stefan, is another Jewish refugee living in Shanghai.

Departure

Nov 3, 1948

Jin Yu is dead and Shnaghai is know longer safe. JJ, Mirabel and Bao Bao pack up their things and leave.