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How It Feels to Float

By: Helena Fox
Narrated by: Candice Moll
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'Every now and then you pick up a novel and you know you've found something wonderful - a glorious voice, a character you adore. Helena Fox's novel delivers. It is exquisite. Read it.' Cath Crowley

Biz knows how to float. She has her people, posse, her mum and the twins. She has Grace. And she has her dad, who tells her about the little kid she was, and who shouldn't be here but is. So Biz doesn't tell anyone anything. Not about her dark, runaway thoughts, not about kissing Grace or noticing Jasper, the new boy. And she doesn't tell anyone about her dad. Because her dad died when she was seven. And Biz knows how to float, right there on the surface - normal okay regular fine.


PRAISE FOR HOW IT FEELS TO FLOAT

'A profoundly moving story about grief, loss, and love that will take your breath away. Helena Fox is a writer to be reckoned with.' Kathleen Glasgow

'This book will explode you into atoms, put you back together, and return the new shape of you to earth. Alive with sensation and rich in thought and feeling, How It Feels to Float intensively explores what it's like to be here now.' Margo Lanagan

'Mesmerizing and timely.' Bustle

'Impossibly beautiful.' Kerry Kletter

 Contemporary Depression Depression & Mental Health Difficult Situations Indigenous Creators Literature & Fiction Mental Health Mental Health Awareness Multicultural Romance
All stars
Most relevant
Beautiful story of the challenges of mental health & the journey to finding oneself.
Read perfectly.

Highly recommend this book

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Amazing story. Thank you Helena for trusting the process of writing and beyond, to bring us these insights. Such a busy, busy mind So creative, so expansive. It resonates so strongly. My mother suffered with deep anxiety and perhaps because she was misunderstood and had undiagnosed ADHD. My daughter too has such a creative mind. Thankfully, she is finding tools to manage and keep the mind calmer.

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This is one of the best books I have ever read and it will stay with me forever. Thank you so much Helena for writing this book. You bring the words out in the abyss when a young person is unable to make sense. You’ve helped me to get a glimpse under the tip of the iceberg. Thank you Candice for bringing the book to life. Please read this book if you know a young person struggling with mental health.

A must read if you know a young person struggling with mental health

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A must read for all parents of teenagers and teenagers who are learning to manage the challenges and beauty of life.

The book describes the teenage experience and grief so vividly my whole both tingled and ached with memories.

A beautiful, emotional and hopeful story.

Powerful and hopeful

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