We are the sum of our stories the ones we tell, create and remember. That could be like asking why do I love breathing? Storytelling is elemental and instrumental to being human – we are our stories, and we crave them be they family tales handed down, a summary of what we last weekend with our friends (I’m talking pre-2020 here), Cath Crowley’s Words in Deep Blue, or bingeing Dawson’s Creek – story is how we understand ourselves and other people. If we’re talking the book I keep returning to, my true-north for comfort reading… The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta. Danielle’s debut novel, The Year the Maps Changed, is out on April 28! ‘This timely and beautiful story reveals the invisible lines of kindness and empathy that connect us all.Here’s my interview with Australian author, Danielle Binks. ‘A brilliant gem that will make you see the world – and your place in it – in a new way.’ EMILY GALE
When a group of Kosovar-Albanian refugees are brought to a government ‘safe haven’ not far from Sorrento, their fate becomes intertwined with the lives of Fred and her family in ways that no one could have expected.Ī middle-grade coming-of-age story inspired by true events about the bonds of family, the weight of grief and the power of compassion for fans of THE BONE SPARROW, WOLF HOLLOW and THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH.
More and more it feels like a land-grab for family and Fred is the one being left off the map.Įven as things feel like they’re spinning out of control for Fred, a crisis from the other side of the world comes crashing in.
But now Pop’s had to go away, and Luca’s girlfriend Anika and her son have moved in. Her mother died when she was six and she’s been raised by her Pop and adoptive father, Luca, ever since. One extraordinary year will change them all… Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2021 Longlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year Award for Young Children 2021
Shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Book Prize 2021 Shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2021Ī CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers 2021 ‘A gorgeous book … it’s timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages.’ MELINA MARCHETTA
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