A searingly honest and achingly funny story about love, sex and navigating life on campus from the award-winning author of Raw Blue.
Jess Gordon is out for revenge. Last year the jocks from Knights College tried to shame her best friend. This year she and a hand-picked college girl gang are going to get even.
The lesson: don’t mess with Unity girls. The target: Blondie, a typical Knights stud, arrogant, cold…and smart enough to keep up with Jess.
It’s all Girl meets Boy, Girl steals from Boy, seduces Boy, ties Boy to a chair and burns Boy’s stuff. Just your typical love story.
Young Adult, ages 17+ Available in paperback and ebook from Allen & Unwin (Australia)
CONTENT ADVICE: Contains sex scenes.
From the Publisher:
Scorchingly brilliant and brave, Summer Skin craftily balances a cutting exploration of contemporary sexual relationships and ugly, predatory and exploitative behaviour with the carefree hedonism and discovery of young adult life. Utterly compelling, raunchy and hilarious, this is the book to be reading this summer.
The Faber Writing Academy – school holiday writing workshops for teens with Kirsty Eagar (Sydney)
Teen writers – unlock your ideas!
(for 12-18 year olds)
Tuesday 10 July 2018 (9am to 1pm)
Ever had a great idea for a story, only to lose motivation when you tried to write it? Kirsty’s workshop helps teens unlock the creative potential of their own ideas. Students learn the secret to creating characters they actually care about, and the building blocks that make story worlds ‘real’. Sequenced exercises reinforce strong writing, and explore options for story arising from the process. Participants come away with a compelling beginning to their character’s story, a blueprint for finishing it, and a better understanding of their own unique vision and voice.
Students with an interest in writing will learn how to harness the engine of story to become ‘finishers’. Those who don’t think they can write will discover they have everything they need to create compelling characters and vivid worlds.
Class size is strictly limited. Book soon to avoid disappointment.
Teen writers – craft your way out of any situation!
(for 12-18 year olds)
Wednesday 11 July 2018 (9am to 1pm)
Think you can’t write a story at will? Think again. Kirsty’s workshop throws teens into unexpected story situations, giving them the tools to craft a creative response. Students work through a series of practical exercises aimed at improving their story telling and writing. Scenes and setting are analysed with a view to creating mood and building tension, and students discover how structure enables them to ‘direct’ their story from beginning to end. The session is engaging, encouraging and empowering. Participants come away with several well-developed story ideas of their own and stronger writing muscles.
Students with an interest in writing will benefit from learning a working writer’s process. Those who don’t think they can write will gain confidence in their creative ability.
Class size is strictly limited. Book soon to avoid disappointment.
Venue:
The Faber Writing Academy
Allen & Unwin – Sydney
83 Alexander St
Crows Nest NSW 2065
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(Please note access is via stairs)
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FROM THE AUTHOR
Hi, I’m Kirsty Eagar, author, speaker, escaped economist. I live with my family on Sydney’s northern beaches, and if I’m not writing, I’m usually surfing. My Young Adult novels have won and been shortlisted for a number of literary awards, but I’m best known for RAW BLUE.
SUMMER SKIN is a modern romance set at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, with a focus on college life. I wanted to look at a relationship happening now – in a world where sexual content is freely available online and social media plays a large part in people’s lives. From the very start the two main characters, Jess and Mitch, had a chemistry that was undeniable, but the bonus was they also made me laugh.
I wrote it because the act of sex is different to the act of ticking off a checklist compiled from porn. I wrote it because girls and women feel desire, and have a right to pleasure, too. I wrote it because sometimes it’s hard to say no to things you don’t want to do, and it can be equally hard to voice what makes you feel good.
Kirsty
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