"Warm,
enjoyable coming-of-age tale." ~Kirkus Reviews
Olympic fever runs high in
the Australian summer of 1999 and 17-year-old Sydney has caught it. Little does
she know taking a holiday job in the beehive that is the Olympics' public-transport
call centre will be life-altering. Shaken by her parents' divorce, the
sheltered Aussie is further plagued by abusive callers, obnoxious government
agencies, constrictive office rules, and liberated friends. She is trying to
negotiate these challenges as her own personal Olympics when Pete finds her.
Pete, Boston's former child prodigy whose soothing voice floats
across her workstation, sees through Sydney's tough outer shell. Pete knows what it takes to
present a dignified front when all you want to do is howl at the moon. Treating
their friendship like an art, he invests time and creative effort to pull Sydney out of her despair.
Tragedy strikes when an accident leaves Pete with a major brain injury in a Boston hospital. When the going gets very, very tough, will you abandon the one who's promised to love you until he dies? Set in Sydney and Boston where heartbreaks are juxtaposed with humour,
SYDNEY'S SONG is a young girl's courageous journey to adulthood and a love story. A work of fiction based on real events, this novel with an Australian accent also shows the world that living with disabilities does not prevent a person from attaining happiness.
What reviewers are saying:
Tragedy strikes when an accident leaves Pete with a major brain injury in a Boston hospital. When the going gets very, very tough, will you abandon the one who's promised to love you until he dies? Set in Sydney and Boston where heartbreaks are juxtaposed with humour,
SYDNEY'S SONG is a young girl's courageous journey to adulthood and a love story. A work of fiction based on real events, this novel with an Australian accent also shows the world that living with disabilities does not prevent a person from attaining happiness.
What reviewers are saying:
"Told with the breezy,
fanciful narration of a young adult, Sydney is a lovable, memorable character. Her trials through
love, disappointment and betrayal help shape her as the novel traces her
development. The well-drawn characters she meets and the lessons she continues
to learn keep the plot riveting, with no telling what will come next. A warm,
enjoyable coming-of-age tale." ~Kirkus Reviews
"Strong characters, evocative writing..." ~Peter Fitzsimons
"SYDNEY'S SONG demonstrates the way in which human beings can thrive under adversity using the power of their hearts and wills." ~Matt Posner
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