The Skin I'm In - Steph Tisdell

'It was the beginning of everything. And the end of so much.'

Layla is in her final year of school. It's the last year to make sure that the next major phase of her life begins correctly because she's got big plans.

She just wants to be a normal teenager and to fit in but when her troubled cousin Marley comes to stay, he challenges everything she thought she was.

Steph Tisdell is a writer, actor and an award-winning comedian. She's a proud Yidinji woman, and her words sparkle with humour, depth and authenticity in this extraordinary debut novel that explores cultural and personal expectations, and responsibilities.

Published July 30, 2024