Fourteen-year-old Dylan has always been troubled by her black skin, the legacy of her absent father. She lives with her French mother, and together they dream of one day sailing across the water to France. But when her mother dies in a freak accident, Dylan finds herself on a very different journey- a road trip in the care of her mother's grieving boyfriend, Pat. As they travel through outback towns further and further from the water that Dylan craves to take her to France to her mother's spirit, she and Pat form an unlikely bond. 2021. Reprint. A near fine copy.

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Title: Metal Fish, Falling Snow
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1922330078
ISBN 13: 9781922330079
Binding: Paperback

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When her mother dies, Dylan struggles to find her identity. An outback road-trip with her mum’s grieving boyfriend sees an unlikely bond develop. But it won’t last…

Dylan dreams of sailing across the ocean to France with her mother. Paris, Dylan imagines, is a place where her black skin won’t make her stand out, a place where she might feel she belongs.

When she loses her mother in a freak accident, Dylan finds herself on a very different journey: a road trip across the Australian outback in the care of her mother’s grieving boyfriend, Pat. As they pass through remote towns further and further from the water Dylan longs for, she and Pat form an unlikely bond: a bond that will be broken when Pat leaves Dylan with a family she has never known.

Metal Fish, Falling Snow is about a young girl’s search for an identity as she navigates unthinkable grief. A warm, funny, and original look at families lost and found, this Own Voices novel celebrates the resilience of the human heart and the meaning of home.

About the Author

Cath Moore was born in Guyana and is of Irish/Afro-Caribbean heritage. She was raised in Australia and has also lived in Scotland and Belgium. Cath is also an award-winning screenwriter, teacher, and filmmaker. She holds an MA in screenwriting and a PhD in Danish screenwriting practices. Metal Fish, Falling Snow is Cath’s first novel. She lives in Melbourne.

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