Raw Blue

'A book that shakes your foundations and rewrites how you see the world-and your place in it. That was Raw Blue for me ... It signalled a shift in Australian youth literature to something truly extraordinary, honest and vital. A symbiosis of the times changing and an author coming along and cracking everything wide open to let the truth in. A book that I know gifted female readers with the space to both feel seen, and the permission to be angry ... I owe her a debt of gratitude, and I think readers in this country do too.'

-DANIELLE BINKS, author of The Year the Maps Changed

'One of those kept-me-up-all-night novels that stays in your bones and sings in your ears long after you've finished it. It wouldn't be out of place next to Tim Winton's Breath, except this is the ocean as healer, not as an object to be conquered, or the site of self-destruction ... The images crackle, the lines are full of the poetry of observation, the story is searing, gutting, beautiful.'

-JULIA LAWRINSON, author of Bye, Beautiful

'Quietly devastating and achingly hopeful, Raw Blue is unforgettable. It's my favourite book.' 

-TRISH DOLLER, author of Float Plan and The Suite Spot

'Kirsty Eagar's fearless Raw Blue, a story of regeneration set on Sydney's northern beaches, is much more than a promising debut: this one delivers.'

-MIKE SHUTTLEWORTH, Australian Book Review

'It's an emotionally rich and powerful first novel, and Kirsty Eagar is a writer to watch.'

-Canberra Times

'Eagar's first novel explores dark territory with skill and sensitivity.' 

-The Sunday Age

'I read this book feverishly. Eagar gives victims a voice.'

-Newcastle Herald

'Full of a range of emotions, expressed honestly and without fear. The characters are believable and real, awkward and endearing. A compelling first novel from an exciting new Australian author.' 

-Reading Time

'An honest approach to what young adults face while growing up-and growing wiser.' 

-Women's Day

'A gutsy and nuanced story ... you must read this book.' 

-Readings, Port Melbourne

'It's dark subject matter, but Eagar makes it uplifting.' 

-Sunday Telegraph

'A powerful, raw and beautiful novel.' 

-Inkcrush