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y separately published work icon Breathing Under Water Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2016 9459736 2016 single work novel young adult

'If you love stories by John Green, Rainbow Rowell or Melina Marchetta you will love this story.

'Nineteen minutes and eleven seconds separated us at birth. On the official documentation, he is older . . . Although it really has nothing to do with age. What it really means is that I am, and have always been, second.

'Ben and Grace Walker are twins. Growing up in a sleepy coastal town it was inevitable they'd surf. Always close, they hung out more than most brothers and sisters, surfing together for hours as the sun melted into the sea. At seventeen, Ben is a rising surf star, the golden son and the boy all the girls fall in love with. Beside him, Grace feels like she is a mere reflection of his light. In their last year of school, the world beckons, full of possibility. For Grace, finishing exams and kissing Harley Matthews is just the beginning.

'Then, one day, the unthinkable. The sun sets at noon and suddenly everything that was safe and predictable is lost. And everything unravels.

'Breathing Under Water is a lyrical and emotionally powerful novel about life, death and learning to breathe in between.' (Publication summary)

2017 longlisted Indie Awards Young Adult
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