Forever & Ever

Name: Forever & Ever
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ISBN: 9781923058798

Allanah Hunt

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03 March 2026

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

A gritty, fresh Australian story with a Romeo and Juliet themed love story at its centre, from the inaugural Indigenous Writers Mentorship recipient.

'An evocative and gutsy new voice.' Tara June Winch

Talia is sixteen, pregnant and angry. Her family is broken. She's looking after her unwell mother. Her dad's gone. At school she is shunned. And Johnny-the one person she thought she could count on-just walked away.

Johnny is Barkindji, smart and confused. He's struggling with the weight of his parents' expectations- he wants to please them, but is the future they've planned for him the one he really wants? He makes a decision he knows he'll regret- leaving Talia behind.

But some love-no matter how impossible-never lets go.

Forever & Ever is a gritty, heart-wrenching love story set in a Murray-Darling river town simmering with deep-seated prejudice and long-buried secrets.

By: Allanah Hunt
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 243g
ISBN: 9781923058798
ISBN 10: 1923058797
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 03 March 2026
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Allanah Hunt is a proud queer Barkindji and Malyangapa woman, and a lecturer at the University of Queensland. Her short stories have been shortlisted for various awards. Forever & Ever is her first novel. Allanah lives in Brisbane.

Reviews for Forever & Ever

‘An evocative and gutsy new voice.’ * Tara June Winch * ‘A devastating exploration of first love, loss and the perilous work of growing up…. Readers who loved Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give will appreciate the unflinching examination of cultural identity and racism, while fans of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars will recognise first love with devastating stakes.’ * Books+Publishing *