Watercolours

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Eleven-year-old Novi just wants to blend in - not easy when you're named after a silkworm and have the most eccentric family in town. A descendent of the first Italian silk growers in northern New South Wales, he is an obsessive artist with a habit of drawing the stories of the people around him, and a secret conviction that the river murdered his grandfather. Young teacher Dom Best is new in town and must overcome his lack of confidence to support Novi's talent. Together with Camille, the enigmatic school librarian, Dom encourages the boy to release his inhibitions and unravel his unusual family history through his art - though little can he imagine the consequences this will bring. Watercolours is a poignant debut novel with a mystery at its heart, an unexpected love story and a surprising twist. Most of all, it celebrates the clarity and colour a child's-eye view brings to the adult world.

Author Bio

Adrienne Ferreira was born in Sydney in 1975 and grew up on the mid north coast of NSW. After completing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney, she worked and travelled in Europe (the idea for WATERCOLOURS came to her while lazing around eating figs in Sicily). On her return to Australia, she worked at Planet Ark and then as a copywriter. She is currently working on her second novel about rapture and madness in the city of Florence.Adrienne lives on the NSW Central Coast with her husband (actor, producer, playwright and screenwriter Rob Carlton of ABC-TVs Chandon Pictures fame) and their twin sons.