Books with author Lynette Young

Clashing personalities. Chamber music. Post-War trauma. Is harmony possible?Sent unwillingly into school and thrust into a string quartet, crippled Irish cellist Lucy Straughan must choose between isolation and friendship.What has the morose, math-loving Lucy to offer; and will dainty Della Sotheby, hot-headed Pim Connolly, and precocious Phoebe Raye ever accept her?But Lucy has more to give than she realises. Nor is she alone in her troubles.Meticulously crafted and true to life, A Distant Prospect is an intimate, moving, and at times hilarious coming-of-age story set in 1920s Sydney, Australia.This Amazon edition includes a glossary of the Irish dialogue between Lucy and her father.REVIEWS“On my list of all-time favorite novels” - Laura Pearl“an inconvenient journey of friendship” - Lori Wilson“a splendid account, full of insight into the minds of young people on the brink of adulthood…wisdom, pathos, humour and a keen understanding of the human mind and soul.” - Christine McCarthy“A real story of grit, determination, and hope for a world that needs it now.” - Jim Poston“feeds the heart and mind with friendship and family, music and fine arts, and lives afflicted by suffering made whole through understanding.” - Clare Cannon, Good Reading Guide