Sally was shy and imaginative and tomboyish – just like me. But the character I most identified with was Sally. I was in love with the characters on the show, particularly the fierce, bohemian Angel (played by Melissa George pre-French-bulldog). Narrator: She was not at home in time for Home and Away. When I was finally permitted to watch it at home, I raced to finish my homework every day, so I didn’t miss a minute.Īnd (embarrassingly), when I was about to go under anaesthetic to have my appendix out, at age thirteen, apparently my last two thoughts were, “Will you get me know if Andre Agassi wins the tennis”, and “Will I be home in time for Home and Away?” I wasn’t allowed to watch it for a long time, so I used to sneakily tune in at my friend’s house (who also, coincidentally, lived in a caravan park, just like the main family in the show). Like many Australian kids of the 1980s and 1990s, I was an avid watcher of the soap opera, Home and Away.
no one can ever forgive me for what I’ve done.
In this tiny room with walls the colour of winter sky I hug a black backpack full of treasures. There’s blood splattered across my face and clothes. And as their bond tightens she finally begins to confront what happened in her past. Spiral is the most furious, beautiful boy Sophie has ever known. Until one day she meets Gwen, Matty and Spiral. She’s made a ward of the state and grows up in a volatile world where kids make their own rules, adults don’t count and the only constant is change. A stunning and unforgettable debut YA novel for mature readers.Īn unspeakable event changes everything for Sophie. She is nearing completion of her next manuscript, an adult crime thriller.A heartbreaking novel of raw survival and hope, and the children society likes to forget. It has received numerous accolades including winner Readings Book Prize, shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Ethel Turner Prize and longlisted for the Davitt Crime Awards.Įleni was previously a reporter, a communications strategist and has written for many print and online news publications. Stone Girl has been popular with teen and many adult readers. In 2020 Stone Girl won the International Book Awards in the Young Adult category. Inspired by true events, it tells the story of one girl’s journey through institutional care. Her first novel, Stone Girl, was published through Penguin Random House (May, 2018) with rights sold in Australia and NZ. Rights are available for all other territories.
Eleni Hale is a multi-award-winning author.
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