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A Little Spark
2023 - Shortlisted
Shortlisted
Judges' Comments
Since her parents’ divorce, Cate Carson lives in two separate worlds: her everyday life with her mum and stepfather and the special weekends she spends with her father playing out adventurous ‘what-ifs’ that fuel Cate’s creative spark. This heartfelt novel is delightfully unexpected; the events unfold with pinpoint precision to draw the deepest emotional response, a testament to the skill of the storyteller.
Tackling such important and timely themes as mental health, grief and the often unpretty realities of the legal system, A Little Spark is accessible and well-pitched to its audience. Jonsberg has created a cast of characters that are instantly relatable and thoroughly realised.
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