Butterfly
Author(s): Sonya Hartnett
In masterful prose, the author of SURRENDER tells a quiet but powerful tale about the shifting bonds and psychological perils of adolescence. (Ages 14 and up)
Plum Coyle is on the edge of adolescence. Her fourteenth birthday is approaching, when her old life and her old body will fall away, and she will become graceful, powerful, and at ease. The strength of the objects she stores in a briefcase under her bed --a crystal lamb, a yoyo, an antique watch, a coin --will make sure of it. Over the next couple of weeks, Plum's life will change. Her beautiful neighbor Maureen will begin to show Plum how she might fly. The older brothers she adores will court catastrophe in worlds that she barely knows exist. And her friends, her worst enemies, will tease and test, smelling weakness. They will try to lead her on and take her down. BUTTERFLY is a gripping, disquieting, beautifully observed coming-of-age novel by an acclaimed author at the top of her form.
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Shortlisted for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2010.
Kate writes: Set in suburban Australia, Butterfly tells the intrusive and unnerving story of Plum Coyle, later dubbed Aria who is approaching her fourteenth birthday after which she hopes her old life, awkward body and best friends (or worst enemies) will be a thing of the past. Maureen seems to understand Plum's plight and she makes a coveted friend, yet that friendship is guided by other motives. Hartnett's dramatic observation of the transition from childhood to young adulthood and of family dynamics will appeal to an audience well beyond the age of the protagonist.
General Fields
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- : PENGUIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
- : Penguin
- : 0.175
- : 01 September 2009
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Sonya Hartnett
- : Paperback
