- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Collins Flamingo; First Edition edition (8 May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007105142
- ISBN-13: 978-0007105144
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,506,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Once inside the house I race up to Ginna's room. But the bed is unmade and empty. None of my prayers have been answered. He isn't home and he isn't safe. I don't know what to do. For a time I sit on the edge of his bed and cry. Then, cold and weary, I curl up in my own bed and force myself to stay awake. The night is full of sounds; the far-off city roars like some dangerous wild creature, and nearer at hand there are voices, cars and cats wailing. I wait longingly for the bang of the back door and Ginna's footsteps on the stairs, staring blindly into the darkness.Determined teenager Fawn despairs of her crumbling school, her rebellious twin brother Ginna and her father who suffers from agoraphobia. When her first love Adam moves house and they drift apart, Fawn must rely on herself to make the right choices for her future and to protect her loved ones.
Ginna cannot seem to stop himself drifting deeper and deeper into trouble, and as if she didn't have enough to worry about, Fawn also has to fend of the advances of "posh" Simon, an ardent suitor who sends her love poetry and sees her as a trophy.
As if in answer to her problems, a new and inspirational music teacher arrives at her school and helps the twins to transform their lives. The beautiful Mr Thompson comes like a breath of fresh air, starting a band in which Fawn can sing and find expression. But as Fawn comes to realise, he cannot return her love.
The Starling Tree is an intelligent, well-written book which captures the agony of unrequited teenage love and the weight of exams, family worries and broken hearts. --Rachel Ediss
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"…a real find. Enormously affecting, it takes you straight to the emotional vortex of teenage life and the anguish of unrequited longing"
The Guardian
“Julia Clarke is a welcome new voice in teenage fiction”
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The Starling Tree by Julia Clarke
Category: Love and Romance
Fawn's life is total rubbish. Her boyfriend has moved away, her twin brother is hanging with a bunch of criminal goons, her dad hasn't left the house for years, and he's always stoned, and now her school is all over the news for being violent and getting bad results. Plus, the posh lad whose family she cleans for is giving her the come-on. Only three things are in her favour. She finds a stray dog, she can sing really well, and the new Music teacher is the first person in years that has actually listened to her. Can Fawn sort out her love life, her family, and herself? And how can she prevent her brother from being criminal of the century? And cope with a mammoth crush on the wrong person? An excellent read. Fawn is a great character, and you really feel for her as she struggles to do the right thing. Funny, truthful, and inspiring. I read this book all at once, and now I want the author to write a follow-up. 9 out of 10 ! It's also proven very popular among readers at my school that would usually not bother with a romance.
Category: Love and Romance
Fawn's life is total rubbish. Her boyfriend has moved away, her twin brother is hanging with a bunch of criminal goons, her dad hasn't left the house for years, and he's always stoned, and now her school is all over the news for being violent and getting bad results. Plus, the posh lad whose family she cleans for is giving her the come-on. Only three things are in her favour. She finds a stray dog, she can sing really well, and the new Music teacher is the first person in years that has actually listened to her. Can Fawn sort out her love life, her family, and herself? And how can she prevent her brother from being criminal of the century? And cope with a mammoth crush on the wrong person? An excellent read. Fawn is a great character, and you really feel for her as she struggles to do the right thing. Funny, truthful, and inspiring. I read this book all at once, and now I want the author to write a follow-up. 9 out of 10 ! It's also proven very popular among readers at my school that would usually not bother with a romance.
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