Friday Never Leaving

"Deeply satisfying and surprisingly upbeat."--Listener (Australia) "This is a pull-no-punches story about learning the truth and growing up, full of the preciousness of friendship and love."--Herald Sun (Australia) "Mesmerizing, embroidered with terrifying webs of intrigue and haunted by ghosts."--Magpies Magazine (Australia) "In her American debut novel, Australian Wakefield reveals herself to be a master of madness and suspense, rivaling such authors as Adele Griffin and Neal Shusterman....Wakefield's writing is gorgeous. She renders the Australian setting, from the slanted platforms at the train station to the red dust of the outback, with visceral detail, and her characters are disturbing, yet sketched with deep compassion for their lonely, wounded hearts.--Starred Review, Booklist "The themes and subject matter may be dark but this is far from being a novel without hope."--Australian Book Review" "Full of elegiac beauty and intelligent insights this is a stunning contribution to young-adult fiction."--Bookseller+Publisher Magazine" "Wakefield s characters are one of the strengths of this young adult novel. They are diverse, compelling, multi-dimensional, loveable, despicable .believable."--Dominion Post Weekend (Australia)" "The themes and subject matter may be dark...but this is far from being a novel without hope."--Australian Book Review "Full of elegiac beauty and intelligent insights...this is a stunning contribution to young-adult fiction."--Bookseller+Publisher Magazine "Wakefield's characters are one of the strengths of this young adult novel. They are diverse, compelling, multi-dimensional, loveable, despicable....believable."--Dominion Post Weekend (Australia)