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Flyaway

By: Kathleen Jennings
Narrated by: Felicity Jurd
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Publisher's summary

Strange what chooses to flourish here. Which plants. Which stories.

Bettina Scott lives a tidy, quiet life in Runagate, tending to her delicate mother and their well-kept garden after her father and brothers disappear - until a note arrives that sends Bettina into the scrublands beyond, searching for answers about what really happened to this town and to her family. 

For this is a land where superstitions hunt and folk tales dream - and power is there for the taking, for those willing to look.

©2020 Kathleen Jennings (P)2020 Macmillan Australia Audio

Critic reviews

"A superbly told tale of folklore-infused fantasy, full of rising dread, set in a sharply observed Australian outback town." (Garth Nix)

"Jennings' prose dazzles, and her magic feels real enough that you might even prick your finger on it." (Kelly Link)

"Half mystery, half fairy tale, all exquisitely rendered and full of teeth." (Holly Black)

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  • Louise Hewitt
  • 11-22-21

Lyrical but confusing

When this book began I loved it. The narrator has a wonderful voice. Wonderful use of imagery and captivating use of descriptive language spin the most magical scenes for the reader. I quite enjoy magical fiction, and I was truly intrigued by many of the events. But the further I listened the more disengaged I became. I found the story almost impossible to follow or to understand how people and events were connected. I ended up not finishing it and returning it.

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  • AliceVD
  • 05-26-21

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Lyrical and inventive, reading like modern folklore. Jennings makes the frame story work for her in this one.

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