Heat and Light

Winner of the 2013 David Unaipon AwardIn this award-winning work of fiction, Ellen van Neerven takes her readers on a journey that is mythical, mystical and still achingly real. Over three parts, she takes traditional storytelling and gives it a unique, contemporary twist. In ''Heat'', we meet several generations of the Kresinger family and the legacy left by the mysterious Pearl. In ''Water'', a futuristic world is imagined and the fate of a people threatened. In ''Light'', familial ties are challenged and characters are caught between a desire for freedom and a sense of belonging. Heat and Light presents an intriguing collection while heralding the arrival of an exciting new talent in Australian writing.