Hanging by a Thread
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It is the twenty-first century and a young girl travels into a virtual maze; the Prime Minister of Australia is blackmailed by her daughter; a mysterious old women befriends a young runaway; an extinct tiger haunts the last remaining wilderness; and a parallel world wrestles with the ethics of population control. Julie Ireland has written five stories that provide thought-provoking glimpses into the near future. In this future there is art that transforms, music that has the power to speak to the old and the young, and people who care enough for each other to risk everything. In this future, there is a way forward.
Author: Julie Ireland
Format: Paperback, 256 pages, 128mm x 198mm, 190 g
Published: 1998, HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia
Genre: Children's Fiction
It is the twenty-first century and a young girl travels into a virtual maze; the Prime Minister of Australia is blackmailed by her daughter; a mysterious old women befriends a young runaway; an extinct tiger haunts the last remaining wilderness; and a parallel world wrestles with the ethics of population control. Julie Ireland has written five stories that provide thought-provoking glimpses into the near future. In this future there is art that transforms, music that has the power to speak to the old and the young, and people who care enough for each other to risk everything. In this future, there is a way forward.