Nina Hallet is a regular schoolgirl just trying to make her way through her teenage years. She goes to school. She does her homework. She swims. One of Nina's dreams is to swim very, very fast. When that dream comes true, Nina Hallet's world is turned upside down. Nothing she has learned - from school, from swimming or from her parents - has prepared her for the role of international sporting celebrity. But as her list of achievements is dwarfed by mounting expectations, Nina funds herself struggling to satisfy, not just herself, but a nation hungry for heroes. When the dream becomes a nightmare, Nina begins to learn the lessons that will truly set her up for life. An exhilarating and joyful novel about finding your place in the world.

 

This book is part of a book series called Making the Most Of .

This book was published 2011 by Hachette Australia .

Lisa Forrest is a TV and radio broadcaster, actor and writer. She lives in Sydney with her husband, Jesse, and their cat, Sugar Ray. While she was never quite an international sports star, she did swim for Australia as a teenager. She competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in 1978 and in Brisbane in 1982, where she won two gold medals.