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Christian Dittus |
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THE ART OF TAXIDERMY
Shortlisted for 2017 Text Prize for YoungAdult and Children's Writing
The Art of Taxidermy is a moving and evocative verse novel that explores love, loss and grief, and the way beauty can help to make sense of it all.
Loss has a palpable presence in Lottie's world. Her father is still mourning the death of her mother, and the suffering of her grandparents as German prisoners-of-war lingers in all their lives. And as for Lottie, well, she collects the dead creatures that she finds in the bush, lovingly caring for them in the hope of preserving them from disintegration. Yearning to be closer to the mother she has lost, Lottie immerses herself even deeper in the world of her preserved treasures. When her worried aunt steps in to stop Lottie's 'morbid behaviour', Lottie is devastated - until she meets an Aboriginal boy, Jeffrey, whose friendship opens up the world for her.
Loss has a palpable presence in Lottie's world. Her father is still mourning the death of her mother, and the suffering of her grandparents as German prisoners-of-war lingers in all their lives. And as for Lottie, well, she collects the dead creatures that she finds in the bush, lovingly caring for them in the hope of preserving them from disintegration. Yearning to be closer to the mother she has lost, Lottie immerses herself even deeper in the world of her preserved treasures. When her worried aunt steps in to stop Lottie's 'morbid behaviour', Lottie is devastated - until she meets an Aboriginal boy, Jeffrey, whose friendship opens up the world for her.
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Published 2018-07-01 by Text Publishing |