A moving debut set in a rural Australian town, I Had Such Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness encourages young adults to see the gaps in our friends’ silence and question the parts we play in the stories of others. A thought-provoking tale about love, pain and hidden issues in Australian schools.
Meg Gatland-Veness is a powerful emerging voice for young
Australians. Born in a tiny, country town called Milton, she grew
up on the Central Coast before going to the University of Newcastle
to study a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English and Drama, as well
as a Bachelor of Secondary Teaching.
Writing stories for as long as she can remember and reading them
for even longer, Meg always carries a notebook with her in case
inspiration strikes or she encounters a beautiful new word. Equally
heartfelt is her passion for championing local youths and promoting
important conversations about themes like love, sexuality,
bullying, suicide, grief and trauma.
Inspired not only by her career as a high school teacher in both
Australia and London, but also her own personal school experiences,
Meg wrote I Had Such Friends, a poignant and important YA debut
about self-discovery, grief and the tragic power of silence in
rural Australia. Her writing urges readers to notice the gaps in
another’s words and question the parts we play in somebody else’s
story.
Meg is a high school Drama teacher living on the Central Coast of
New South Wales. Other than writing novels, she channels her
unending creativity into choreographing and directing musicals,
writing poetry, singing and ballet, as well as playing tennis,
volleyball and soccer.
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