When Beatrice is forced to leave her beloved Wilson Park and her offbeat friend, Marty, she sets out to claim her independence. On the way, she discovers the shocking truth about her mother, and learns what friendship and family really mean. Change is hard, but as her Aunty Olivia tells her, sometimes when you lose something, you gain something else.
Sarah Walker was born in 1965 in Sydney's western suburbs. WATER COLOURS is her fifth novel, following SIMPLE THINGS, THE YEAR OF FREAKING OUT, CAMPHOR LAUREL (which won the Children's Book Council Honour Book of the Year in 1999) and THE TIN MAN. Sarah also works as a freelance feature writer, sub-editor, TV writer and photographer.