Dear You, You are here. I don’t know how I know that this is the beginning of you. I just do. I should be afraid. But what I feel is, we can do this. You and I. When she was pregnant, Emmy had such high hopes for the future. But what happens when you can’t love the baby you thought you’d adore? Sometimes it seems that the best thing is to run away. Little Wing tells what happens to Emmy when she leaves her baby with the father, Matt, and tries to find her way back to being herself.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A sensitive and direct discussion of postnatal depression & a touching and emotional journey.” —Courier Mail
“A warm, serious novel about courage, confidence, and the reclamation of life.” —
The Press
“Beautifully written, a perceptive and sensitive portrayal of a difficult time in a teenage girl’s life.” —
YARA
“Horniman shines a light of realism on the two sides of the many struggles teen parents face.” —
Kirkus Reviews
“One of Australia’s finest writers, Joanne Horniman has an exquisite honesty in her words, which observe the smallest details. Every sentence is beautiful and necessary.” —
Weekend Australian
“There is a fragility to these characters, so delicately crafted, but so strong in spirit.” –Melina Marchetta, author,
Looking for Alibrandi
“This is a novel that clearly speaks to the heart, with a slow-burning hope at its core. Joanne Horniman is one of the best novelists writing books with big ideas and intimate characters for young people today. An exceptional experience.”
–Magpies
“This story of a young mother groping her way out of depression is depicted with great sensitivity. Emmy’s slow rediscovery of her self-esteem feels very real.”
–School Library Journal
About the Author
Joanne Horniman has spent most of her life in country New South Wales, apart from a few years in Sydney and some time travelling overseas. She has worked as an editor, teacher and artist – some of the posters she helped produce are in the print collection of the Australian National Gallery. She has written many books for children and teenagers, including Secret Scribbled Notebooks (A+U 2004), winner of the 2005 Qld Premier’s Literary Award and shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s and CBCA Awards. A Charm of Powerful Trouble (A+U 2002) was shortlisted for three Premier’s Literary awards, and Mahalia (A+U 2001) was a CBC Honour book, and also shortlisted for numerous awards. Her next book with Allen + Unwin, to be published in 2008, will be a companion volume to Secret Scribbled Notebooks.
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