The Year It All Ended

Kirsty Murray

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English

Allen & Unwin
27 August 2014

Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Young Adult

On Tiney Flynn's seventeenth birthday, every church bell tolled as if heralding a new year, a new era. Tiney stood in the garden, purple jacaranda petals fluttering down around her. One by one, her sisters came outside to join her; first Nette, then Minna and lastly Thea. It was 11 November 1918. Armistice Day.

For Tiney and her sisters, everything is about to change, but not in the way they might have imagined. Building peace is complicated; so is growing up. From tragedy to undreamt-of joy, from weddings to seances, from masked balls to riots in the streets, Tiney's world will be transformed.

At the end of the war and the dawn of the Jazz Age, Tiney Flynn must face her greatest fears and begin a journey that will change her destiny.

'I loved this book for its emotional intensity, for the strong, believable characters and for its accurate portrayal of a period in history so often forgotten.' Maureen McCarthy

By: Kirsty Murray
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 228g
ISBN: 9781743319413
ISBN 10: 174331941X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 27 August 2014
Recommended Age: From 15 to 17 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Year It All Ended

As freedom presents Samuel with a fresh set of challenges on the battlefields, Kirsty Murray's account of the aftermath of the first world war in The Year It All Ended (Allen & Unwin GBP6.99) focuses on the troubles of an Australian family with German roots, bereaved on both sides of the conflict. Sparely told, swiftly paced and emotionally rich, it follows four sisters building their futures in a world full of surplus women. It's left to the youngest to travel to Flanders and beyond on a healing mission in a bruised and broken landscape. Geraldine Brennan, Observer