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280 pp.
| Holt |
September, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8050-9164-9$16.99
(2)
YA
A woman in her sixties, Clementine, looks back to the most disturbing, charismatic character of her childhood: her older cousin Fan who lives with a mentally unstable, abusive mother. In this story of love and sadness, Clarke's baroque, metaphor-rich style matches the high emotional pitch of early adolescence--iron loyalties, rage at injustice--all set against a stark Australian landscape.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2010