Secrets of the Water Meadow by Tasmanian writer Dawn Meredith
My newest book, Secrets of the Water Meadow , published by Forty South, is now available here: buy here So, what is this story about? I based this story upon my own experiences as a young girl, who moved to Norway, aged twelve. From Perth, Western Australia, to one of the coldest countries in Europe, it was a big change! And learning a new language was also a challenge. My younger sister and I lived with our family on a small island, in an old wooden house, facing the magnificent Romsdals fjord. It was like my favourite TV show of all time - 'Little House on the Prairie! Secrets. .. is told by the younger sister, Freya, who is an adventurous but quite lonely girl in some ways. She has a best friend at school, but her family live and work on a dairy farm on a small island, so going to school means travelling by mini bus and ferry, twice a day. Freya lives in a stunningly beautiful place and spends a lot of time outdoors. One day, she meets a strange but beautiful creature she call
