Yazar: Sonya Hartnett

These stories are breath-takers, the ones which render nothing more important than discovering what happens next. -Sonya Hartnett The Best Australian Stories 2012 is the country’s premier annual coll …

A brilliantly told magical story that questions what it means to be free.World War II, Eastern Europe: Tomas and his younger brother, Andrej, have fled their Romany encampment which has been besieged …

A novel that explores the many varieties of love, by one of the very best contemporary writers.This magical story, told in the elevated tone of a fable, begins with a visit by a teenage boy to the ho …

During the long, hungry years of the Great Depression, Harper Flute’s family struggles to cope with life on the hot, dusty land. Her younger brother Tin seeks refuge in the contrast of an ancient sub …

During the long, hungry years of the Great Depression, Harper Flute’s family struggles to cope with life on the hot, dusty land. Her younger brother Tin seeks refuge in the contrast of an ancient sub …

Ever since Dad went off the deep end and decided he didn’t need to work anymore – insisting the Lord would provide – Satchel O’Rye has felt stuck for life in his dying country town. A high school dro …

Three children go to the shop to buy ice-cream and never return home.The year is 1977. Nine-year-old Adrian lives with his gran and his uncle Rory. He loves to draw and he wants a dog. He’s afraid of …

Like THE SILVER DONKEY and MIDNIGHT ZOO, this is an absolutely beautiful and rather classic tale. Sonya writes with a lyricism that can be enjoyed by readers of different ages and abilities alike. Sh …

Growing up during the 1980s in the safe complacency of the Australian suburbs, Plum Coyle should be happy. But on the cusp of her fourteenth birthday – and on the fringe of her peer group – she lives …

A mesmerizing psychological thriller from extraordinary novelist Sonya Hartnett (age 14 and up).Gabriel is dying from an undisclosed illness. He relives his brief twenty years, remembering his parent …

Ever since Dad went off the deep end and decided he didn’t need to work anymore – insisting the Lord would provide – Satchel O’Rye has felt stuck for life in his dying country town. A high school dro …

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 o …

Best-selling author Sonya Hartnett writes a beautiful children’s fable about love and acceptance, suitable for children 4 and older., , One day a man invented the best toy in the world., He gave the …

In a dying country town lives a young man fighting the future, a young woman fighting the past, and a long-lost animal that can teach them both the art of survival. The animal swerved into the bracke …

Three children have been sent to live in the countryside, safe from the war in London. When they find two boys hiding in a castle, the past and future come together to make an extraordinary adventure …

With their father, there’s always a catch . . . Colt Jenson and his younger brother Bastian have moved to a new, working-class suburb. The Jensons are different. Their father, Rex, showers them with …

Three children go to the shop to buy ice-cream and never return home.The year is 1977. Nine-year-old Adrian lives with his gran and his uncle Rory. He loves to draw and he wants a dog. He’s afraid of …

As life slips away, Gabriel looks back over his brief twenty years that have been clouded by frustration and humiliation. A small town and distant parents ensure that he is never allowed to forget th …

One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a little girl named Coco, and her older sister Marcelle. In return for their kindness, the soldier tells t …

The creature held a great bundle of something tied up in a rag. For a moment we stared, not recognising him, but who else could it have been, who else but wandering Tin. We saw his naked limbs, his d …

The forest is earth and leaves, sun and shade, feather and blood and bone. It is the old way, the true waythe wild way to live. But, for Kian, wilderness is not home. …

‘The sky was pitch, and gashed by lightning; loutish waves rose and slumped heavily as mudslides. At a moment when she was filled with desperation, Maddy opened her mouth and yelled for Feather. And …

The year is 1977, and Adrian is nine. He lives with his gran and his uncle Rory; his best friend is Clinton Tull. He loves to draw and he wants a dog; he’s afraid of quicksand and self-combustion. Ad …

The Willows own a decaying caravan park. When trusting Oliver befriends an outsider intent on uncovering the secrets of their family, the Willows’ world is blown apart in a shocking climax. Published …

Her muzzle wrinkled, and Andrej saw a glimpse of teeth and pale tongue. ‘They smell the same, ‘ the lioness murmured. ‘My cubs smelt as she does. Like pollen.’ She breathed deeply again, and Andrej s …

Award winning children’s author, Sonya Hartnett, weaves a compelling drama of friendship and choice that is perfect reading for the 15+ market. Louie has finished with her old life, and stepped into …

Award-winning novelist, Sonya Hartnett, weaves a truly magic spell of words, emotion and imagination that is un-put-downable. Excellent writing for 15+ readership. In this epic tale of desire and dev …

Sometimes, when there is evil enough, that evil comes to life, and sets up home with you…’He draws her close, envelops her as if with wings. She does not resist him or the kisses over her face and …

Indigo and Ravel are identical twins. When one threatens to break out of their obsessive, dependent relationship, there are disastrous consequences. A dark, brilliant novel with Gothic overtones, fro …

A chilling, subtle, deeply absorbing mystery. Seven gifted young artists are collected together in a monastery. But tensions build, and death follows. …

Acclaimed author Sonya Hartnett is firmly Melburnian but has restlessly moved from suburb to suburb in her search for the ‘Last House’ – that special corner of the world in which to settle and find c …

From the combined, talents of Sonya Hartnett and Lucia Masciullo comes this tale of friendship and bravery, and the things we are capable of doing for those we treasure most. , The day is ending, nig …

Charlie met the wild one when he was young. Together they caught tadpoles, and watched spiders weaving webs. But as the sun rose and fell, and the moon circled the world, Charlie forgot the wild one’ …