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Early on, hartnett tells us that freya kiley has started to see things she hasnt seen before. Sonya hartnett is the internationally acclaimed author of several novels, including thursdays child, winner of the 2002 guardian childrens fiction prize, and forest, winner of the 2002 childrens book. Hartnett is one of australias most penetrating analysts of the travail and turmoil of families, especially as witnessed and suffered by the young. There are many possible ways to interpret this such as the idea of quiet, muteness, secrets, threats to be silent, pacts, meditation, etc or the idea of gold or other precious, heavy or well really any metals.
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