This book contains a charming, first-person narrative, set in New Zealand and beautifully threaded with Maori culture.
The story follows Jessye, a girl whose tumultuous life flits between her grandmother and her mother, as she tries to make sense of her family past and the secrets that lurk beneath the surface of all of their lives.
This work from a new author is a touching coming-of-age story and its strong first-person narrative will draw readers in much the same way as Cathy Cassidy's and Jacqueline Wilson's novels.
Reviews
"A beautiful and moving novel, elegantly written." Margaret Mahy -- Margarey Mahy
Author description
Belinda Hollyer has been a children's book editor, as well as working on several successful anthologies. She has therefore always worked in children's books, and this is her second novel. Belinda's first novel The Truth About Josie Green was longlisted for the Ottakars Love of Reading Prize. Belinda lives in London.
