Libby Gleeson Quotes

“When her best friend Kim moves, Susie goes solo in an effort to uncover the truth about the mysterious Blue Lady who has moved into Kim’s old house.”

“Susie turned to look at the trousers hanging in front of the window. White ones, pale green and blue ones. Prints of flowers, jungles, faces. Tight ones, jeans, loose-flowing billowy ones. Michelle has chosen jeans.”

“And there is the mysterious Blue Lady. Why is she always drawing? Why has she moved into Kim’s old house? What is wrong with her?”

“On Tuesday Susie sat on the grass behind the weathershed. She watched and listened as Kim spoke. ‘.... Melbourne, and we’re going to live with my cousin Sharon for a while. She’s got a rat’s-tail this long.’ She spread her thumb and finger as wide apart as possible.

‘Yeah. Because Lisa reckons we’re all too young to come to her party, we’re all going to show her. We all have to dye our hair, really bright colours. Pink and green and orange. Sonya and Tanya reckon you get this stuff at the chemist. It just washes out all right.”

“Looking for something special, are we?′ This saleswoman was old enough to be Susie’s grandmother. She wore her hair in a bun, each strand pulled tight. She had rings on three fingers of her left hand and she rubbed her hands together as she talked. The sweat ran down the inside of Susie’s jeans.”

“Susie left the letter on her desk and went downstairs and out into the yard. She sat on the steps. It was seven o’clock but the sun had only just dropped over the houses at the back. A light breeze from the south cooled her cheeks.”

“But it isn’t just that. It’s everything. Everything is wrong. Susie’s mom doesn’t say the right things. Susie’s mom’s friend is annoying. Susie’s other friends are immature. Susie hates everything.”

“Susie’s long-time friend Kim is moving. It’s devastating to Susie. Susie and Kim have done everything together since they were tiny.”

“Suse!′ Her mother was coming along the patch that cut diagonally through the park. She went round the cricket match that David from over the back and his mates were playing and nodded to the man from the paper shop who was walking his dog.”