A powerful novel, set in Australia, which details Samantha's joy in the birth of her baby brother and his short life. It then follows Samantha's descent into grief and her subsequent distancing of the rest of the world. Samantha's mother's guilt over the baby's death is realistically portrayed. Sam slowly pulls out of her grief, but suffers relapses which are dealt with sympathetically by her English teacher. Realistic and compelling.
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