End of school is a crucial time for life -making decisions.Eighteen year old best friends Dessi Cowan, Lilbet’s grandniece, and her best friend Emma Simpson have planned a celebratory trip to the Gold Coast. Emma is an artist, Dessi a poet; their mothers long term ‘best friends’. In the past the girls have always been there for each other and this relationship is central to their lives. However, when Emma meets charming Adbul Malouf and Dessi is forced to stay in Melbourne to recover from a car accident, Emma asks her friend to look after Abdul while she is away.
Targeted Age Group:
Young Adult
I don’t think it is different. All writing depends on careful crafting, consistent editing and checking that there is some narrative flow.
What Advice Would You Give Aspiring Writers?
PERSISTENCE!
Don’t give up too easily. keep working and keep trying to improve your craft.
Author Bio:
“Goldie Alexander’s 70 books are published both here and overseas. Her novels for adults include “The Grevillea Murder Mystery Trilogy” plus many prize winning short stories and articles.
For children she is best known for, “My Australian Story: Surviving Sydney Cove”, is now in its 10th edition and about to be released as an ebook.
Amongst her latest work are three collections of short stories: ‘Killer Virus’, ‘My Horrible Cousins’ and ‘Space Footy”.
Newly released for Young Adults is ‘Dessi’s Romance’; and ‘The Youngest Cameleer’, for middle grade readers: ‘eSide: A Journey into Cyberspace’. Coming shortly are ‘Gallipoli Medals’, ‘Cybertrix: Back from the Future’, and ‘Cassie’s Big Swim’. She authored the how-to-write ‘Mentoring Your Memoir’ and ‘The Business of Writing for Young People’, this with Hazel Edwards. She facilitates creative writing workshops and mentors emerging authors. Her website is www.goldiealexander.com.”
I was interested in what keeps friendship going and how easily it can be broken. There are other issues in this novel, such as emerging sexuality, racism, the importance of retaining close friends and developing maturity.
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