Resurrection Girls

Age range 13 to 18

A new neighbour awakens Olivia from a fog of grief - but this could hurt her as much as it heals her. Olivia Foster hasn’t felt alive since her little brother drowned in the backyard pool three years ago. Then Kara Hallas moves in across the street with her mother and grandmother, and Olivia is immediately drawn to these three generations of women. Kara is particularly intoxicating, so much so that Olivia not only comes to accept Kara’s morbid habit of writing to men on death row, she helps her do it. They sign their letters as the Resurrection Girls.But as Kara’s friendship pulls Olivia out of the dark fog she’s been living in, Olivia realises that a different kind of darkness taints the otherwise lively Hallas women - an impulse that is strange, magical, and possibly deadly.

‘The lovely, assured prose draws on ancient archetypes and a lingering sense of dread to pave the way for a strange but satisfying conclusion…a heartbreaking but hopeful exploration of death and grief.’ - Kirkus Reviews

‘It is a raw, captivating exploration of grief, friendship, and the reclamation of life.’ - Booklist