Nanna

by Pamela Freeman, Greg Somers (Illustrator)

Alex and Di are excited when Nanna comes to live with them.

But Nanna seems to care more about going to bowls and keeping the house tidy than she does about her family…

This sensitive and uplifting story tells how all members of the family, from young to elderly, deal with loss and how each in their own way process grief.

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Pamela Freeman is an Australian author of books for both adults and children. Most of her work is fantasy but she has also written mystery stories, science fiction, family dramas and non-fiction. Her first adult series, the Castings Trilogy (Blood Ties, Deep Water and Full Circle) is published globally by Orbit books. She is best known in Australia for the junior novel Victor’s Quest and an associated series, the Floramonde books, and for The Black Dress: Mary MacKillop’s Early Years, which won the NSW Premier’s History Prize in 2006.

As of 2015, she will also be publishing historical novels under the name Pamela Hart.

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did the illustrations for this book. It was a very enjoyable and satisfying experience doing the drawings for a story about such an important subject.