Jaclyn Moriarty grew up in Sydney's north-west and studied Law and English on three continents - at Sydney University in Australia, Yale in the US and Cambridge in England. She spent four years working as a media and entertainment lawyer and now writes full time so that she can sleep in each day. She lives in Sydney with her son Charlie and is learning the cello.
Praise for A CORNER OF WHITE
"Moriarty is the queen of epistolary stories, and her fans will
find the teens' letters a familiar entree into this highly unusual
fantasy.... [H]er irresistible characters help readers navigate a
tantalizingly complex plot that will leave them eagerly awaiting
the next book." -- HORN BOOK, starred review
"Quirky, charming, funny, sad: another winner from this
always-surprising author." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review
"Lovely fantasy... The story is told through the teens'
communications and an omniscient narrator. This mix allows readers
to know Madeleine and Elliot and their problems intimately, but it
also gives them an aerial view of events, helps them meet the
richly drawn secondary characters, and allows them to see the
ingenious way in which the protagonists' lives ultimately combine."
-- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review
"The plotting is as innovative and riveting as the world-making
here, and the characters are drawn with the same rich
dimensionality you find in Pratchett's DISCWORLD or one of Diana
Wynne Jones's fantasies. Moriarty's wordsmithery likewise compares
favorably with those two masters, delighting and surprising readers
with quirky turns of phrase, evocative, synesthetic metaphors, and
swift, effective shifts in register." -- BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR
CHILDREN'S BOOKS, starred review
"A marvelous novel -- in every sense of the word -- with all the
qualities of a literary classic. Just like the letters exchanged
between the main characters, A CORNER OF WHITE slips through a
previously unnoticed crack in the reader's heart and changes
everything." -- Deborah Harkness, author of A DISCOVERY OF
WITCHES
"An absolute delight of a novel: strange yet familiar, whimsical
yet real, beautifully written and completely captivating. I can't
wait for the sequel!" -- Garth Nix, author of The Abhorsen
Trilogy
"Supremely original, smart, and delightful, this treasure of a book
w
Praise for A CORNER OF WHITE
"Moriarty is the queen of epistolary stories, and her fans will
find the teens' letters a familiar entree into this highly unusual
fantasy.... [H]er irresistible characters help readers navigate a
tantalizingly complex plot that will leave them eagerly awaiting
the next book." -- HORN BOOK, starred review
"Quirky, charming, funny, sad: another winner from this
always-surprising author." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review
"Lovely fantasy... The story is told through the teens'
communications and an omniscient narrator. This mix allows readers
to know Madeleine and Elliot and their problems intimately, but it
also gives them an aerial view of events, helps them meet the
richly drawn secondary characters, and allows them to see the
ingenious way in which the protagonists' lives ultimately combine."
-- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review
"The plotting is as innovative and riveting as the world-making
here, and the characters are drawn with the same rich
dimensionality you find in Pratchett's DISCWORLD or one of Diana
Wynne Jones's fantasies. Moriarty's wordsmithery likewise compares
favorably with those two masters, delighting and surprising readers
with quirky turns of phrase, evocative, synesthetic metaphors, and
swift, effective shifts in register." -- BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR
CHILDREN'S BOOKS, starred review
"A marvelous novel -- in every sense of the word -- with all the
qualities of a literary classic. Just like the letters exchanged
between the main characters, A CORNER OF WHITE slips through a
previously unnoticed crack in the reader's heart and changes
everything." -- Deborah Harkness, author of A DISCOVERY OF
WITCHES
"An absolute delight of a novel: strange yet familiar, whimsical
yet real, beautifully written and completely captivating. I can't
wait for the sequel!" -- Garth Nix, author of The Abhorsen
Trilogy
"Supremely original, smart, and delightful, this treasure of a book
w
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