The Memory Thief
Christine Croyden
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Synopsis
Evie is a girl who never quite goes about things the right way and always imagines life just as she'd like it to be.
That is, until she turns fourteen and falls for a boy who doesn't feel the same for her.
Strange new emotions take hold, reality becomes a blur and nobody seems to understand who she has become. It is only when her Chinese Grandmother's mysterious past and
rose-coloured memories are revealed that Evie begins to see through her own tangled thinking, and discover herself.
About The Author
Christine Croyden is a playwright and short story writer. Her work has been published in anthologies, journals and
newspapers in Australia and the US, and her plays have been produced in Melbourne, where she lives with her husband and three teenage children.
Visit the author's Official Blog for updates, news and reviews.
From The Book
Anthony's mother was a writer. Evie hadn't heard of her, and when she asked her own mother, who read a lot of books,
she hadn't either.
The story at school was that Celia Beaurepaire was crazy, hated visitors and wore really strange, witch-type clothes, and that Anthony's place was always smelly and
cluttered with junk.
Evie didn't believe any of it, and his house certainly didn't look like that from the outside. She rode her bike past every night with the hope of spotting him. It was a
long way from her place and she'd sometimes find herself lost and have to stop and look around to get her bearings. It was as if for a moment she couldn't remember what
direction she'd come from...Gran said all houses have a spirit, and Anthony's certainly did. And although not a warm or welcoming one, the house drew Evie in...
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