Flynn

Shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award 2011.I remember when we lay together for the first time and I closed my eyes and felt the crackle of her dark hair between my fingers. She was all warmth and sparking light. When I was with her, my skin sighed that the centre of the world was precisely here.Anna is afraid she must be unlovable - until she meets Flynn. Together, the girls swim, eat banana cake, laugh and love. Some days Flynn is unreachable; other days she's at Anna's door - but when Anna discovers Flynn's secret, she wonders if she knows her at all. A beautifully crafted novel by award-winning author Joanne Horniman that explores the tension between the tender moments that pull people together and the secrets that push them apart.'True originality, charmingly realistic from first page to last.' Lucienne'I really really liked the dreamy sort of feel, like her other books. Heartfelt and lovely.' Emma