Grace Beside Me

Author(s): Sue McPherson

Young Adult | Indigenous Literature

Written from teenager girl Fuzzy Mac's perspective, Grace Beside Me is a quirky, warmly rendered story of home and family life in a small town. The black&write! judges remarked on the authentic feel of the Indigenous home life of Fuzzy Mac and her grandparents -- her guardians since the death of her mother. Awkward episodes of teen rivalry and romance sit happily alongside the mystery of Gran's visions and an encounter with a ghost. The story sits against a backdrop of amazing characters including the holocaust survivor who went to school with Einstein; the sleazy, once-good-looking Mayor; the little priest always rushing off to bury someone before the heat gets to them; the wife basher up the road; Lola's Forest, dedicated to Lola, a traditional Aboriginal woman who met Ned Kelly -- and Nan and Pop. Grace Beside Me interweaves the mundane with the profound and the spiritual -- it is full of wisdom and good advice (Fuzzy call's Nan 'the queen of all knowing') on everything from how to to 'sit a while' in the bush and connect with country to how to properly hang out the washing.

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2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlist

General Fields

  • : 9781921248498
  • : Magabala Books
  • : Magabala Books
  • : February 2012
  • : Australia
  • : January 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Sue McPherson
  • : Sue McPherson
  • : Paperback
  • : 1204
  • : 1204
  • : A823.4
  • : 224
  • : YFB