Q&A with Justine Larbalestier on 'Razorhurst'

Описание: An interview with bestselling author Justine Larbalestier on her novel 'Razorhurst'.

ABOUT RAZORHURST
The setting: 1932, Razorhurst. Two competing mob bosses -- Gloriana Nelson and Mr Davidson -- have reached a fragile peace.

Kelpie knows the dangers of the Sydney streets. Ghosts have kept her alive, steering her to food and safety, but they are also her torment.

Dymphna is Gloriana Nelson's 'best girl'. She knows the highs and lows of life, but she doesn't know what this day has in store for her.

When Dymphna meets Kelpie over the corpse of Jimmy Palmer, Dymphna's latest boyfriend, she pronounces herself Kelpie's new protector. But Dymphna's life is in danger too, and she needs an ally. And while Jimmy's ghost wants to help, the dead cannot protect the living.

Gloriana Nelson's kingdom is crumbling and Mr Davidson is angling to own all of Razorhurst -- including Dymphna. As loyalties shift and betrayal threatens at every turn, Dymphna and Kelpie are determined to survive what is becoming a day with a high body count.


'Vivid and bloody and bold and fast, I feel like Razorhurst is in my bones now.'
Elizabeth Gilbert


ABOUT JUSTINE LARBALESTIER
Justine Larbalestier was born and raised in Sydney. Her YA novel Liar won the WA Premier's Literary Award, the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award, the FAW Christina Stead Award and was shortlisted for the CACA awards, Older Readers, among many other honours. Magic or Madness won the Andre Norton Award and was shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Award. She and her husband, Scott Westerfeld, divide their time between Sydney and New York City.