She finds herself drawn to him, but her past is stopping her. Then Carly meets Ryan, who seems to be attracted to her. She keeps to herself, and to her surfing, because it was the only thing that could help her forget about what happened two years ago in school. Plus I have been craving for some good contemporary YA book from all the serious, adult books I’ve been reading back then.Ĭarly quit university to spend her days surfing in the morning and working as a cook in a cafe in the evening. I picked up Raw Blue because I was headed for a trip to the beach with my colleagues, where there were chances to surf (which we didn’t really do). Of course, as with most of these good Aussie fiction, it was kind of hard to acquire a copy, so I was really, really glad when this was picked up by a UK publisher so it was available via Book Depository. I’ve heard of Raw Blue several times from friends who raved about it, and said it was exceptionally good Aussie fiction. Will she let the past bury her? Or can she let go of her anger and shame, and find the courage to be happy? When Ryan learns the truth, Carly has to decide. Surfing is the one thing she loves doing … and the only thing that helps her stop thinking about what happened two years ago at schoolies week.Īnd then Carly meets Ryan, a local at the break, fresh out of jail. Recommended for senior high school students.My copy: paperback, from Book DepositoryĬarly has dropped out of uni to spend her days surfing and her nights working as a cook in a Manly café. Novel for an exciting new Australian author (see corn). The characters areīelievable and real, awkward and endearing.
Of emotions, expressed honestly and without fear. The courage to be happy, and move on'? The novel is full of a range Past engulf and bury her? Or can she let go of her anger and shame, find New future for himself, and her, she has to decide. When Carly meets Ryan, a 26-year-old just out of jail trying to make a Sydney's northern beaches this is a powerful and graphic storyĪbout a nineteen-year-old girl trying to recover from a painful past. Surfing is the one thing Carly loves doing, the one thing whichĪllows her to 'forget about the underbelly of things, my secrets,Īnd I feel easy and free'. ** EAGAR, Kirsty Raw Blue Penguin, 2009 274pp $19.95 pbk ISBN Eagar, Kirsty: Raw Blue." Retrieved from
2009 Children's Book Council of Australia 06 May. MLA style: "Eagar, Kirsty: Raw Blue." The Free Library.
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