Beneath the Wild Fig Tree

<h3><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>'An engrossing and vivid novel brimming with compassion for nature.' - Anna Iltnere The Sea Library Magazine.</em></h3><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Nicky feels her life is falling apart when she receives an unwanted gift from her estranged mother and is gripped by memories of the months her family spent living on a remote island raucous with birdlife. There'd been a reckoning. Life was never the same afterwards and while for Nicky a falling gum leaf had marked the beginning of a great unravelling the gift and a phone call in 2000 laid down a challenge.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(22 33 39 1)>Beneath the Wild Fig Tree</em><span style=color: rgba(22 33 39 1)> interweaves these two transformative years into a kaleidoscopic coming of age story that unfolds across Sydney Adelaide and Tasmania. It is a novel that will particularly appeal to readers who enjoy strong characters the tang of the ocean and a vivid sense of place.</span></p>