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Trent Dalton: ‘What a gift’
Joanna Nell: ‘Captivating and memorable’
Suzanne Daniel: ‘Compelling and tender.’
Kathryn Heyman: ‘Hums with love, truth and tenderness.’
Hannah Bent’s outstanding debut is a wise, wondrous celebration of life.

Hannah Bent has created a literary heroine of such pure beauty she takes your breath away.

A tender portrayal of sisterly love and impossible choices that will break your heart.

Posing profound questions about grief, love and fate, Bent’s debut celebrates life and sisterhood in an awe-inspiring way
