AustLit

'Who would you choose: your lover or your sister? This is the dilemma Jen confronts in this intriguing verse novel, which lyrically and unpredictably interweaves storytelling and poetry. 'Saving Ginia tests and extends the boundaries of the novel in verse in ways that are original, ambiguous, elliptical. The surface shimmers and tantalises with secrets fleetingly glimpsed, possibilities obliquely revealed.' - Jena Woodhouse Praise for Crushed Sugar: 'What makes these stories rise high and hit home is the lyricism of the language, and the sheer poetry of her insights.' - Venero Armanno Tracey-Anne Forbes has had numerous stories and poems published in Australian literary magazines and anthologies, including Award Winning Australian Writing 2012 and One Book Many Brisbanes 6. She has written four novels, and a collection of her stories, Crushed Sugar, was published by Ginninderra Press in 2007. Saving Ginia is her first verse novel. ' (Publication summary)