{"product_id":"9780994281906","title":"Messages For Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight weeks before Sun’s final school exams she meets Tycho. Invited to a party at his parents' place by the beach, Sun hopes to deepen their relationship that's begun through a sensitive exchange of poems, but confusion about the afternoon's events leads her to believe Tycho is involved with someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then there's Mark who just happened to have dumped Sun's best friend the week before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMessages for Sun is an Australian coming-of-age novel that perfectly captures the aching sadness of teenage relationships. It explores the complexities of friendship, love and loss amid the intensity of a first romantic relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'... After it was finished, he kissed me between the eyes and told me I was a fast learner, and I looked down at Tycho's painting and I thought: Is this me? Has all my goodness vanished within a week? Good ... bad ... I decided they were baby words. Meaningless ...'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA version of this novel titled \u003cem\u003eSaltwater Moons\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2008 and is no longer in print. \u003cem\u003eMessages For Sun\u003c\/em\u003e is a revised edition with an additional chapter at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Saltwater Moons:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘I read this book with a constant pricking of tears – this writing is so beautiful, so subtly balanced, so human, so filled with gentle sadness and understanding. This is a book readers will love.’ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Bishop, Creative Director of Varuna, The Writers’ House, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gittus movingly depicts the complexities of friendship and sex ... Sun's voice is literate, authentic and realistic.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'While I was reading this book it was as if the book was flipping the pages for me. I don't remember turning the pages at all.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanielle Wood, young adult reader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallaby Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49977421562096,"sku":"9780994281906","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780994281906","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}