- Published: 3 May 2022
- ISBN: 9780143775904
- Imprint: Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 240
- RRP: $24.00
Faraway Girl
- Published: 3 May 2022
- ISBN: 9780143775904
- Imprint: Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 240
- RRP: $24.00
Faraway girl is a swirl of contrasts, written in a limited third person omniscient point of view. This allows the reader into the heads of both Etta and Constance (in the same chapter) as they face a time and place that is foreign to each of them. Constance’s awe or fear is clear, at the same time Etta’s amazement or anger rises up. Experiencing life in 1869 for a girl the same age, Etta sees for herself the severe restrictions Constance must live under. Constance in turn sees how a 17 yr old girl in 2019 lives, speaks and behaves – strong-minded, clever and accomplished. Both give the other courage and respect, binding them in their fate. Underneath this ingenious time-travel tale is the constant malice of a twisted curse that has all but taken the life of a young boy generations into the future. Fleur Beale has given readers yet another gripping read. The threads of malice, mystery, historical and present day are well written, weaving into a plot-driven, page turning novel for young adults.
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