When Louis's family moves from the city to a small coastal town, he finds himself at odds with everything around him. He's an outsider at his new school where he's at the mercy of the two school bullies, and he misses the city and his friends. The only person Louis can talk to is the 'windmill man', Mr Chatters.Then Mr Chatters' niece Tilly arrives in town and, unexpectedly, Louis discovers he has much in common with her. But are the rumours about Tilly true? Instead of relying on his own judgement, Louis listens to the circulating gossip and the friendship he's come to rely on is pushed to breaking point...From bestselling author Garry Disher comes a story of fitting in, making friends, and finding out who you really are.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Hachette Australia .

Garry Disher is one of Australia s best-known novelists. He s published over forty books in a range of genres, including crime, children s books, and Australian history. His Hal Challis and Wyatt crime series are also published in the United States by Soho Crime. He lives on the Mornington Peninsula, southeast of Melbourne.