Iris and the Tiger

Publisher's synopsis

Twelve-year-old Iris has been sent to Spain on a mission: to make sure her elderly and unusual aunt, Ursula, leaves her fortune – and her sprawling estate – to Iris’s scheming parents.

But from the moment Iris arrives at Bosque de Nubes, she realises something isn’t quite right. There is an odd feeling around the house, where time moves slowly and Iris’s eyes play tricks on her. While outside, in the wild and untamed forest, a mysterious animal moves through the shadows.

Just what is Aunt Ursula hiding?

But when Iris discovers a painting named Iris and the Tiger, she sets out to uncover the animal’s real identity – putting her life in terrible danger.

Awards

Longlisted, Foreword Reviews, Indie Finalist, United States, 2016

Shortlisted, Australian Book Design Awards, Children’s Fiction, 2017

Winner, NSW Premier’s Literary Award: The Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature, 2017

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Leanne Hall

Leanne Hall is the author of two novels for young adults, the Text Prize-winning This Is Shyness and its sequel Queen of the Night. Leanne has had shorter pieces published in Meanjin, Age, Best Australian Stories and the anthology Growing Up Asian In Australia. Her work plays with the borders of reality and fantasy. Leanne has worked in the arts, educational publishing and as a bookseller, but her enduring passion is for youth literature.

Further Details

Author Leanne Hall

Publisher Text Publishing

Date of Publication 2016

ISBN 9781925240795

Category Young Adult