$24.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books / ISBN:9780143001287
How The Light Gets In
I have read somewhere that a sheep raised by dogs will eventually learn to chase cars. But how long does it take to learn the tricks of another animal? How long will I need to live with the Hardings before I unlearn the tricks of my own family?
Lou Connor, a gifted, unhappy sixteen-year-old, is desperate to escape her life of poverty in Sydney. But when she travels to the United States as an exchange student, things go terribly wrong. This is the story of Lou's struggle for survival in the rich home of her strange host-family, and every detail is observed with dark humour and a defiance that veils Lou's longing for acceptance.
How the Light Gets in marks the arrival of a powerful new voice in Australian fiction. It delivers a highly charged study of the emotional intensity of adolescence. In Lou Connor, M.J. Hyland has created a memorable protagonist, one whose story is utterly compelling, from hopeful beginning to unexpected, haunting end.
M.J. Hyland
This Is How
$23.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing
From the author of the Man Booker-shortlisted Carry Me Down comes a novel of remarkable power and resonance.
When his fiancée breaks off their engagement, Patrick Oxtoby leaves home and moves into a boarding house in a r... Buy or find out more →
How The Light Gets In
$9.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
Lou Connor wants to escape her emotionally crass family and life of poverty, so she travels from Sydney to the USA as an exchange student. But her host-family, the Hardings – who live in a prefabricated mansion in a name... Buy or find out more →
This Is How (Unabridged Audio CD)
$56.95 – Compact disc / Louis Braille Audio
When his fiancee breaks off their engagement, Patrick Oxtoby leaves home and moves to a boarding house in a seaside town. Nothing goes to plan and Patrick is soon driven to take a desperate and chilling course of action.... Buy or find out more →
How The Light Gets In
$24.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
I have read somewhere that a sheep raised by dogs will eventually learn to chase cars. But how long does it take to learn the tricks of another animal? How long will I need to live with the Hardings before I unlearn the ... Buy or find out more →
Carry Me Down
$23.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2006
Carry Me Down is a spell-binding psychological thriller about a boy's obsessive and dangerous desire to see the truth. A singular tale of disturbed love, it announces M. J. Hylan... Buy or find out more →
This Is How
$32.95 – Trade paperback / Text Publishing
From the author of the Man Booker-shortlisted Carry Me Down comes a novel of remarkable power and resonance.
When his fiancée breaks off their engagement, Patrick Oxtoby leaves home and moves into a boarding house in a r... Buy or find out more →
