AustLit
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'Rae is ten years old. She’s tough and clever. She’s had to be: life with her mother has taught her the world is not her friend. Now something has happened, her mum is gone, and Rae is alone except for her dog, Splinter.'
'Rae can do a lot of things pretty well for a kid. She can shop and cook—a little—and take care of Splinter and keep the front yard neat enough that the neighbours won’t get curious. But she is gnawed at by shadows, anxieties that she cannot put into words.
'With Lettie, the old woman who lives next door, the words are not the problem. Lettie’s problem is a house full of objects that can’t make up for the things she has lost.
'Their friendship gives them both an escape, but how long can it last? (Publication summary)
Notes
-
Dedication : 'For Kevyn, whose quiet belief kept me going through the periods when mine faltered. 25% (which is still outrageous).'
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
-
Giving Voice to Child in Distress
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17 April 2021; (p. 16)
— Review of A Million Things 2021 single work novel
-
Giving Voice to Child in Distress
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17 April 2021; (p. 16)
— Review of A Million Things 2021 single work novel
Awards
Last amended 22 Feb 2023 12:28:38
Settings:
- Yarraville, Footscray - Maribyrnong area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,
Export this record