‘If you read one novel a year, let this be it.’ COUNTRY STYLE MAGAZINE
‘Gina Perry has written from the heart to create a story of tenderness, struggle and love.’ TONY BIRCH
‘Like writers such as Sophie Laguna, Gina Perry creates a rich and vibrant world as seen through the eyes of a child…This is a heart warming tale about yearning, belonging and finding oneself.’ NEW VOICES DOWN UNDER
‘Beautiful writing – tender and engaging. A wonderful novel.’ FAVEL PARRETT
‘A standout work of literary fiction. It’s understated, heartfelt, and ultimately a profound meditation on loss, love, and familial legacy … The kind of book in which I could happily lose myself. Indeed, I did just that, and savoured every page.’ LAURIE STEED
‘Do yourself a favour and add this to your must-read list!’ BETTER READING
‘Gina Perry writes understated, emotionally perceptive fiction.’ THE AGE
‘Paints the relationships between parents and children in all their complexity – the evasions that are practised out of love, or pragmatism, or self-delusion … A debut novel of rare subtlety and vision’ JOCK SERONG
‘The reward of this book is the devoted gnarly relationship between itinerant father and daughter.’ NEW ZEALAND LISTENER
‘An absorbing tale… of growing up with the transience of life on the road and the shock of paternal abandonment.’ THE CONVERSATION
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