about the book
Bluebell and Iris Gadsby, twins, were inseparable. Then Iris died, and everything about Blue’s life seems like it fell apart.
That was three years ago. While Blue still struggles with the grief, her family—older sister Flora, younger siblings Jasmine and Twig, mom, dad, grandmother—all seem to have moved on. How could they forget Iris? Blue retreats into herself and behind her video camera. Her plan is to record her life in the camera lens as well as in words on the pages of her diary. And she has many problems to record….
Her parents are away from the house more often than not, and Blue suspects they may be getting a divorce. Flora has become the typical rebellious teenager, dyeing her hair pink. Twig and Jasmine make a mess of the house with remote-controlled cars and the family’s pet rats. And now a bad-boy has moved in across the street, coinciding with Blue’s parents hiring Zoran, a male au pair to watch the house and babysit.
Joss, the bad-boy, is actually kind of cute…. Has Blue developed her first crush? What will she do if Joss starts dating Flora?
And can their family ever be whole again, even though Iris will never come back?
about the author
A Londoner born and bred, Natasha Farrant nevertheless would love a big old house by the sea, with a walnut tree, rolling hills, a secret passageway or two, a pack of dogs, a horse, and maybe a fig tree. Since this seems like an impossibility, Natasha escapes into the lives of the characters in her books!
Natasha’s two teen daughters, Lily and Justine, are the main sources of inspiration for her books. For example, one likes to dye her hair a great number of colors, currently pink; the other has decided that midnight is a great time to go up on the roof of their house. Gold writing material!
Natasha has a cat named Amber, who bears the brunt of Natasha’s solitude-induced madness at times. When Natasha is writing she needs someone to talk to, and Amber is the only one around.
If she doesn’t have a good book to read, doesn’t get enough sleep or exercise, is not writing, and is hungry, then Natasha is a very grumpy person. Otherwise, she seems pretty cheery.
Source:
Author website
Also by Natasha Farrant:
Following Flora. Dial. 2014.
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