On the fifth anniversary of his sister Janine's death, nineteen-year-old Jonny Dart is still troubled by guilt and an imperfect memory of the accident that took her life. He goes searching for the only other witness to the fatal event, his sister's best friend. But instead of finding the answers he's looking for, he finds Sophie – an old woman with Alzheimer's.
Sophie lives with several cats in genteel squalor, and has no memory of recent events. As a temporary outcast and labelled a loser, Jonny takes refuge with her. In Sophie's house, past and present merge for both Sophie and Jonny. Their accidental meeting changes their lives.
Author Biography
Margaret Mahy (1936–2012) is one of New Zealand's most celebrated
children's writers. She is the author of more than 150 titles, which have been
translated into many different languages and sold around the world. Appointed to
the Order of New Zealand in 1993, Mahy also won many global prizes for
children's writers, including the Carnegie Medal and the prestigious Hans
Christian Andersen Award.
‘It is in the nature of books, that they have the capacity to make you feel powerful about what you can alter and achieve in your life’ – Margaret Mahy
