Borrowed Light

By: Anna Fienberg

Narrated by: Rebecca Macauley

Callisto May knows a lot about planets. She could name all the moons of Jupiter, or tell you the dimensions of the Great Red Spot, but she doesn't know much about love. She's so used to pleasing other people that she has lost track of how to be herself. And now there's no one close enough to help: her boyfriend is way out of reach; her mother is distracted by sad ladies; and her dad - well his motto is be prepared, which is exactly what Cally wasn't. But in her struggle, Cally finds courage enough to fight through the fog of secrecy and silence that's suffocating her family.

Borrowed Light is an intensely honest, painful, funny book. Anna Fienberg writes with sensitivity and panache about the intricate relationships between family, friends and lovers.

©1999 Anna Fienberg (P)2000 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Critic reviews

"Poetic in both its language and its pacing." ( Publishers Weekly)

"A readable, richly realized tale." ( School Library Journal)