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The Indigo Sky

The Indigo Sky 1

by Alison Booth
Paperback
Publication Date: 04/01/2011
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A heart-breaking novel of family and friendships, from the author of Stillwater Creek. It is the spring of 1961, and the sleepy little town of Jingera is at its most perfect with its clear blue skies, pounding surf and breath-taking lagoon. Yet all is not so perfect behind closed doors. George Cadwallader - butcher by day and star-gazer by night - is loved by everyone, except his wife. He only wants the best for his family - yet it's all falling apart. Philip Chapman is a sensitive young boy, a musical prodigy - and a target for bullies. But with his wealthy parents indifferent to his cries for help, his entire future is at risk... Then there's Ilona Vincent and her daughter Zidra, former refugees, now fully-fledged 'Jingeroids'. When a voice from the past reaches out to them, they're soon in a race against time to reunite a family that has been cruelly torn apart... Once again weaving together the enchanting stories of Jingera and its townsfolk, Alison Booth offers up a heart-warming sequel to the critically acclaimed Stillwater Creek.
ISBN:
9781741669329
9781741669329
Category:
Contemporary fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
04-01-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia)
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
344
Dimensions (mm):
233x155x25mm
Weight:
0.44kg
Alison Booth

Alison Booth was born in Melbourne and brought up in Sydney, and spent over two decades studying, living and working in the UK before returning to Australia in 2002.

Married with two grownup daughters, she is a professor at the Australian National University and an ANU Public Policy Fellow.

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Alison Booth has brilliantly written Indigo Sky. The story as told by a group on teenagers from a small country town in NSW flows beautifully and (unfortunately) before you know it, you've sailed through the entire book. Booth has brought together a number of Australia's skeletons to hang in the collective closet of her storyline. From the stolen generation through to the harsh realities of life in a boarding school for kids that don't quite fit. If you've ever lived in one of Australia's small country towns you can easily recognise just how cleverly Alison Booth has captured the feel, politics and comfort of living in a small community. Her characters are all well developed and in another clever twist Booth has managed to give the reader a full sense of each character without straying from a beautifully woven story. I would highly recommend reading The Indigo Sky - it's fresh and well written - even though the issues may have aged.

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