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Joanne Horniman Joanne Horniman i(A1759 works by)
Born: Established: 1951 Murwillumbah, Murwillumbah area, Far Northeast NSW, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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Details of Works Taught

Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon About a Girl Joanne Horniman , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2010 Z1661518 2010 single work novel young adult (taught in 1 units)

'"I remember when we lay together for the first time and I closed my eyes and felt the crackle of her dark hair between my fingers. She was all warmth and sparking light. When I was with her, my skin sighed that the centre of the world was precisely here."

'Anna is afraid she must be unlovable - until she meets Flynn. Together, the girls swim, eat banana cake, laugh and love. Some days Flynn is unreachable; other days she's at Anna's door - but when Anna discovers Flynn's secret, she wonders if she knows her at all.

'A beautifully crafted novel by award-winning author Joanne Horniman that explores the tension between the tender moments that pull people together and the secrets that push them apart.' (From the publisher's website.)

Young Adult Fiction Macquarie University 2014 (Session 2)
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