Olly and Dave Outhwaite are happy in their small
cottage in the Australian countryside, although their living quarters are
tight, and so is money.
Else the eldest plays violin. Clancy is deeply
connected to the natural world around him. Twins Oscar and Finn are inseparable
with personal identity beginning to be an issue for them. The youngest is four
year old Sibbi. Wild and free, they all seem contented to drift through life
without change.
When they inherit a house in London from their
aunt, they see an opportunity for new beginnings, additional space, and moving
forward with more comfort than they had.
Outhwaite House on Mortlake Road has two long-term
inhabitants, Almost Annie and Hardly Alice; two ghosts that haven’t been able
to move on.
When disharmony envelopes the entire family, and Sibbi becomes
contrary, pale and listless, a second opportunity presents itself as the
solution to a seemingly unsolvable problem.
Bewitching lyrical prose has the reader captured
right from the start. This ghostly story is about family bonds, finally
discovering who you really are, and recognizing that happiness is always where
the heart is.
Penni Russon is a much-loved Australian writer that
creates unusual, riveting novels that never disappoint. She uses language like
a sculptor uses his tools. This beautifully crafted novel had me in my seat
till the last word.
Title:
The Endsister
Author:
Penni Russon
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin, $16.99
Publication
Date: 24 January 2018
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
978141750652
For
ages: 10 - 14
Type: Middle Fiction
