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Never before has Tamar felt so alone. Her older brother is dead, her mum’s away and her dad’s so wrapped up in restoring their ancient farmhouse he avoids talking about the things that really matter. Even friendly new neighbour Gavin can’t get through to her, despite his eager attempts.
When Tamar discovers an old handwritten sheet of music and allows herself to play piano...more
When Tamar discovers an old handwritten sheet of music and allows herself to play piano...more
Paperback, 264 pages
Published
2012
by University of Queensland Press
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I love books involving time travel. I don't know if I've mentioned this before. What I loved about the time travel aspect of this book was how the characters dealt with it - not in a 'we need to figure this out and go back in time to kill Hitler!' way, but in a 'so this is happening, how interesting, what does this mean?'. Despite this novel being full of incredibly sad events and dark moments, it's really very sweet - Tamar is a beautiful character, and the entire book is very dream-like. Tamar...more
I was thinking about what I would if I were to stop living in the next 10 minutes.
My answer was to stop reading this book.
Boring boring boring.
Shit all happened, the characters were one dimensional, and it didn't make sense. The only person I actually liked was Gavin, but for some reason, Rosanna Hawke decided to make his passages have gramatical errors (maybe to differentiate the voices? who knows) which only served to piss me off.
Some guy appears from the 1800s and Tamar hardly questions it?...more
My answer was to stop reading this book.
Boring boring boring.
Shit all happened, the characters were one dimensional, and it didn't make sense. The only person I actually liked was Gavin, but for some reason, Rosanna Hawke decided to make his passages have gramatical errors (maybe to differentiate the voices? who knows) which only served to piss me off.
Some guy appears from the 1800s and Tamar hardly questions it?...more
Set in rural South Australia, a family is having serious problems dealing with the death of the eldest son. Missed by all, we learn of his world through his sister who's desire for his return is so great it pulls another fine young man from the past to comfort her. Their music, compassion and friendship help with some of the pain and guilt. A book of moods complimented by a beautiful cover. Tempted to give it 5 stars.
Jun 13, 2012
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I picked this book up from the school library because it was new and I loved the cover. I instantly fell in love with Gavin, (even though he's Australian) and Tamar is just beautiful. I was hoping they'd kiss in the end, but they didn't and that was the only put down. All-round it was a great book.
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I loved it and was in tears by the end. The delicately simple and rounded language that Rosanne Hawke uses suits the setting and vibe of the story so well. It's just beautiful.
good book
Lyn is a judge for the Aurealis Awards. This review is the personal opinion of Lyn herself, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinator or the Aurealis Awards management team.
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