AustLit

'When eight-year-old Fin and his mum Lindy travel to spend Christmas with his Gran in Sydney, Fin assumes they’ll return to their isolated country property – the only home he’s ever known. But he soon discovers that this large and crumbling riverside house, surrounded by bush and unwelcoming neighbours, is his home now. As Lindy’s fragile emotions fracture under the weight of Gran’s disapproval and the pressure of old memories, Fin holds onto a tenderness of spirit and the simple clarity he has learnt from his isolation on the farm – an insight that hasn’t yet been clouded by the secret codes of adulthood. But as the life he has known crumbles around him, Fin learns that no-one is coming to his rescue, and he sets off on a journey to find his way home.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Life doesn't happen, you make it.

'Mols and Jaz can't wait for life to begin. In the meantime, they'll make sure they get their share of excitement and fun. When they're not seeking out the next ecstatic thrill, they're making big plans for the future while exploring the headlands, sand dunes and storm drains of Sydney's Northern Beaches. They race along the ridge between possibility and reality until they slam into the shocks, heartaches and impossible choices of adulthood.

'The Best Feeling of All follows two friends who share in love, loss and life-altering decisions through the most emotionally charged of all life stages, the wild and euphoric years between 15 and 25. The story is told in three contrasting parts - Adolescence, Nineteen and Adulthood - and it's about having the guts and imagination to shape our own lives.'