Louie likes to be the centre of attention, plays sport, does well at school and aspires to be a lawyer. Willa lives in a pub, wants to pass her final exams and become a chef. She likes to be in the background.
Their paths cross when Willa is a new girl at Woodhaugh High and they fall in love. How they cope with falling in love with the 'wrong person' helps both girls understand much more about themselves.
The story is about sexuality, homosexuality, equality and issues of civil rights but it is also about the oldest story ever - a book about love, a different type of love, a love that crosses boundaries. Paula Boock comments that the reader will hold views on these issues but how many of us would have had 1st hand experiences of gay love. She writes not to tell us what to think but to share with the reader how it feels.
Written with an openness and sensitivity, this is an engaging novel. I found it very true to life.
Monday, January 26, 2009
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