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Living in Adelaide, sixteen-year-old Skye was in high school, while her ten-year-old brother Ben was in primary. Their mum Linda worked at a bank and the three of them were a team. Until Jason moved in. Their mother gradually took more notice of him, and less notice of her children so in the end it was Skye making sure Ben was fed and ready for school each morning. But it was when the decision was made for the three of them to move to Port Flinders with Jason – who didn’t want the kids around an
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A beautifully written book that deals with family violence and dysfunction with nuance, honesty and heart. The two central characters, Skye and Ben are children caught up in their mother's bad relationship and are drawn so perfectly that I keep catching myself wondering what they're up to now. The story unfolds gradually, with the dread and sadness ratcheting up, but the strength and love between the siblings stops this from becoming an utterly bleak experience. This is a really strong second bo
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