Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair

Overview

A special reissue of a bestselling Australian classic from award-winning author Steven Herrick. Jack is an everyday sixteen-year-old boy. He's obsessed with Annabel, sport and nose hair. He's also obsessed with a ghost … There's a ghost in our house in a red evening dress, black stockings and Mum's sling back shoes. Her hair whispers over white shoulders as she dances through the rooms. A bittersweet comedy about the infinite promise of first love and the everlasting sorrow of grief, Love, Ghosts & Nose Hair was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers and New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.

Reviews

"His verse has the ability to instantly put you in someone else's shoes with very few words." —Books+Publishing

"Australia's master of free verse." —Buzz Words

"Herrick is a master of word economy." —Magpies

"Herrick is an expert writer." —Weekend Australian

"The king of poetry for children is Steven Herrick. Herrick's poems … are so well balanced. On the one hand there's humour and light-heartedness; on the other there's depth and thoughtful care." —Sydney Morning Herald

"Herrick hones in on the emotion of the moment and traps it like a bug in a jar." —Sunday Age

"Highly recommended for home, school and children's library collections." —Viewpoint

Author Biography

Steven Herrick was born in Brisbane, the youngest of seven children. At school his favourite subject was soccer, and he dreamed of football glory while he worked at various jobs. For the past thirty years he's been a full-time writer and regularly performs his work in schools throughout the world. He has published twenty-two books. Steven lives in the Blue Mountains with his partner Cathie, a belly dance teacher. They have two adult sons, Jack and Joe.