Christine Keighery (who also writes as Chrissie Perry) is the author of more than thirty-five novels for children and young adults. Christine wrote thirteen books in the hugely successful Go Girl! Series. Her YA title, Whisper, won a White Raven and IBBY award and was shortlisted for the CBCA and the WA Premier’s Awards. Her work has been published in ten countries, including the US, UK, Spain, Brazil, Slovenia and Korea. Her first novel for adults, The Half Brother, won the 2024 Davitt Award for the Best Debut Crime Book. We’re Not Us Without You is her second novel. Christine divides her time between coastal Fairhaven and Southbank, Victoria.