Sofie Laguna

The stars shine brightest out of the deepest darkHester is a young girl of dark beginnings and few words. She is kept at home by her painfully reclusive parents and allowed no contact with the world outside the front door. And yet Hester finds joy in lifes ordinary moments to her, everything is an Alice-in-Wonderland discovery.But from the moment Hester is forced to attend school, she quickly learns that there are some things she cannot tell her parents. She knows that a secret has no sound; it lives in your darkest corner where it sits and waits. Until the day the secret can no longer be contained and Hester reclaims her freedom with one final, powerful act.Published around the world to huge acclaim, One Foot Wrong firmly establishes the arrival of an immensely talented new writer. You will not forget this powerful and haunting story.

Winner of the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary AwardShortlisted for the 2015 Voss Literary Prize and the 2015 Stella Prize Longlisted for the 2016 International IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardMeet Jimmy Flick. Hes not like other kids - hes both too fast and too slow. He sees too much, and too little. Jimmys mother Paula is the only one who can manage him. She teaches him how to count sheep so that he can fall asleep. She holds him tight enough to stop his cells spinning. It is only Paula who can keep Jimmy out of his fathers way. But when Jimmys world falls apart, he has to navigate the unfathomable world on his own, and make things right.

El padrí ja no té excusa... Aquí podeu trobar un recull indispensable de poemes que canten a l’amor, perfectes per dir a la núvia o al nuvi, o per declarar l’amor a peu d’altar. Poemes de tots els te

La Hester no ha parlat mai amb cap altre nen ni ha vist el món exterior. La seva única possessió és una Bíblia il·lustrada per a nens que constitueix la base de la seva capacitat d'associació poètica. Els seus companys són la Gata, la cullera, la porta, el pom, l'escombra i l'arbre, que a vegades li diuen el que ha de fer. La història sovint fosca i terrible, però escrita amb un llenguatge i una imaginació refulgents que il·luminen cada pàgina fins l'arribada d'un final absolutament demolidor.

Justine Lee was born breech, entering the world on her knees. She reads words the wrong way round. But she sees things more clearly than the adults around her think. Raised by her Pop since her parents left, Justine helps feed the chooks and makes dens down by the narrow stretch of the Murray River they call the Choke, dodging the violent games of her half-brothers.When Justine hears her dads coming home at Christmas, she feels a mixture of excitement and dread. Hes a dangerous man, and his presence will close in on Justines young life, like the riverbanks at the Choke. She must find a way to flow onwards, breaking the cycle of violence and poverty through friendship, resilience and her own strength.Winner of the 2018 Australian Indie Fiction Award

Hester es una niña especial que no se relaciona con nadie, encerrada y sometida a unos padres fanáticos. Nunca ha hablado con otros niños ni ha salido de su casa. El único estímulo de su poderosa imaginacion es una Biblia para niños que ella convierte en una clave para interpretar el mundo. Sus unicos compañeros son los objetos de la casa. Un dia, como Alicia en el Pais de las Maravillas, atraviesa la barrera que la separa del mundo exterior. Nada volvera a ser lo mismo. Un cuento de hadas contemporaneo, tan maravilloso como desasosegante. Una recreacion del mundo infantil lucida y transgresora. Una metafora cruel y poetica de los abusos a la infancia. Una reflexion original y conmovedora sobre el proceso de crecimiento.