![]() Readers may feel confused at times as there is a lack of clarity surrounding Biz's diagnosis. Narrator Biz is coming to terms with her identity and her struggles with mental health, and this is portrayed in a sensitive and realistic manner. It is, however, a compelling and important story. It is not an easy book to read and trigger warnings should be heeded. Read it.' Cath CrowleyĬBCA Review:This is a visceral and haunting exploration of mental illness and grief. 'Every now and then you pick up a novel and you know you've found something wonderful - a glorious voice, a character you adore. Helena Fox explores the hard, bewildering and beautiful places loss can take us, and honours those who hold us tightly when the current wants to tug us out to sea. ![]() It's a story about love, grief, family and friendship, about intergenerational mental illness, and about how living with it is both a bridge and a chasm to the ones we've lost. But when the tethers that hold Biz steady come undone - when her dad disappears along with all comfort - might it be easier, better, sweeter to float away? She knows how to float, right there on the surface - normal okay regular fine. ![]() So she doesn't tell anyone her dark thoughts. And she has her dad, who tells her about the little kid she was, and who shouldn't be here - because he died when she was seven - but is. ![]() She has her posse, her mum and the twins. ![]() Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Writing for Young Adults 2020.īiz knows how to float. ![]()
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