BUTTERFLY

A gripping, chilling, beautifully observed tale of what a teenaged girl will do to keep her friends, by one of Australia's finest writers.

On the verge of her fourteenth birthday, Plum knows her life will change. But she has no idea how.
Over the coming weeks, her beautiful neighbour Maureen will show her how she might fly. Her adored older brothers will court catastrophe in worlds that she barely knows exist. And her friends – her worst enemies – will tease and test, smelling weakness. They will try to lead her on and take her down.
Who ever forgets what happens when you're fourteen?

Sonya Hartnett's novels including Of A Boy, The Silver Donkey and The Ghost's Child are read by adults and young adults, have been published all over the world and won numerous awards. She lives in Melbourne.

Sonya has long been recognized as one of Australia's best writers, our best observer of the gothic world of adolescents. Plum is unforgettable, in part because she's so recognizable, but in Sonya's hands the real world is translated into a work of irresistible literary fiction.