Harper and her family live in a ramshackle house in the country. Her brother, Tin, lives below them, building tunnels. It is the Depression and each of them is coping in their own way. One year their lives are changed forever by the misguided actions of a well heeled neighbour. Age 15+.
Awards
Winner of Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2002 and Aurealis Award for Excellence in Fiction: Best Young Adult Novel 2000.