Starry Nights

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Jess was happy living by the bay, but there's something wrong with their new house. It has a ghost. Clem can see her and now she's starting to appear to Jess. But what is she doing here and who does she want Jess has enough problems in her own world, her mother is bedridden with depression and her brother is no help. So is this ghostly presence following her, keeping quiet step behind her...a product of her own emotions or something more sinister. An enthralling and mysterious blend of thriller and ghost-story, Starry Nights keeps you in the dark until the very unexpected end!

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'this moving novel about loss and grief is perfectly executed ... a haunting but surprisingly uplifting story that adults old and young will struggle to put down'North & South, April 2002'More wonderful writing from one of our most accomplished and sophisticated storytellers.'reading for lifeAustralian Centre for Youth Literature'a beautiful and poignant story'John Morrow, Armidale ExpressFeb 2002'a tantalising story...all together a really good yarn'Reading TimeVol 46 No 2a spine-tingler with staying power'Publishers Weekly US, May 2003

Author Bio

Judith Clarke was born in Sydney and educated at the University of New South Wales and the Australian National University in Canberra. She has worked as a teacher and librarian, and in Adult Education in Victoria and New South Wales. She now lives in Melbourne with her husband, and has one grown-up son.

A major force in YA fiction both in Australia and internationally, Judith Clarke's novels include the multi-award-winning Night Train, Friend of my Heart and the very popular and funny Al Capsella series. She is unsurpassed in her ability to convey complex emotional states with acute understanding and compassion.