Laurene Kelly
Laurene Kelly (1954-2019) worked with abused children and women in refuges for many years and worked part time as a carer of children. She was the author of a trilogy of novels, I Started Crying Monday, The Crowded Beach and Still Waving. Her books are widely read in secondary schools.
Her interest in young adult fiction derived from a wish to give hope to teenagers in our often chaotic and confusing world. She was a contributor to the anthology, Australia for Women. She lived in Tasmania.
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Laurene Kelly
The doubts of yesterday left as soon as I caught my first wave. I felt so strong and powerful and forgot the crap in my life as I skimmed down the face of a wave.
Julie is getting her life back together after the tragedy that destroyed her family. She has a passion for surfing, and is making new friends and finally starting to feel like she belongs. But when her brother Toby wants to leave Sydney and return to the bush to live, and Aunt Jean becomes unwell, Julie fears she is losing what’s left of her family, and wonders if she is being punished for being happy. While Julie continues to be besieged with dramas, she also finds an inner strength, and vows to stop crying and make this her laughing year.
The letter sat there. Why did it look so innocent? I guess because it was only words on paper. But what would those words say?
2005 | ISBN 9781876756529 | Paperback | 200 x 130 mm | 278 pp
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