The Anatomy of Wings

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book In a dusty Queensland town, something terrible has happened.Amongst broken bottles and cigarette butts at the foot of a water tower, a girl with blonde hair lies as if sleeping. Jennifer Day has lost her sister and her singing voice, and doesn't know how to find either of them. Her father and mother move under a spell, and a dark silence lives in the space that fiery, rebellious Beth has left behind her. To recover her voice, Jennifer must retrace her sister's last steps, weeding out childish mementoes from disturbingly adult memories. As she learns about the last year of her sister's short but eventful life, she slowly begins to cross the threshold from childhood into adolescence - taking flight even as her family slowly falls apart. 'The portrait of rebellious female adolescence is wretched yet compassionate, with Beth part untouchable deity, part victim of others' manipulation. Foxlee's writing is generous and unsentimental.' Guardian'The Anatomy of Wings is like a patchwork, using memory fragments to explore adolescent trauma and the ways in which grief can ransack family life... Richly sensuous.' Sunday Business Post'Fraught with the mood swings, sexual heat and desperation to grow up of adolescence... Entirely believable and...compulsively readable... Quite simply, a very enjoyable read.' Aberdeen Press and Journal[ISBN]978 1 84354 924 6[Barcode][Category]Fiction[Price]£7.99[Website]www.atlantic-books.co.ukDesign by [INSERT CREDIT][INSERT PICTURE CREDITS]