The Things Shes Seen, Ambelin Kwaymullina
The Things Shes Seen, Ambelin Kwaymullina
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The Things She's Seen

Author: Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina

Narrator: Miranda Tapsell

Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2019

Synopsis

This brilliantly written thriller explores the lives--and deaths--of two girls, and what they will do to win justice. Sure to be one of the most talked-about books of the year!

A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century

Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since the day she died.

Her dad is drowning in grief. He's also the only one who has been able to see and hear her since the accident. But now she's got a mystery to solve, a mystery that will hopefully remind her detective father that he needs to reconnect with the living.

The case takes them to a remote Australian town, where there's been a suspicious fire. All that remains are an unidentifiable body and an unreliable witness found wandering nearby. This witness speaks in riddles. Isobel Catching has a story to tell, and it's a tale to haunt your dreams--but does it even connect to the case at hand?

As Beth and her father unravel the mystery, they find a shocking and heartbreaking story lurking beneath the surface of a small town.

About The Author

Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina are a brother-sister team of Aboriginal writers who come from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. They've worked together on a number of short novels and picture books. The Things She's Seen is their first joint young adult novel. They believe in the power of storytelling to create a more just world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on February 12, 2019

At first glance, The Things She's Seen looks like a morsel, just a slim bite of a book about an Aboriginal ghost, a heartbroken father who works as a detective, and a strange girl who speaks in riddles. But upon closer inspection, it's a substantial meal, with meaty themes and a satiating mystery. W......more

Goodreads review by Claude's on December 01, 2022

CW: (view spoiler)[rape, drugging, kidnapping, murder, Stolen Generation (First nations people), loss of loved ones, car accident, depression, racism, authority figures covering up crimes (hide spoiler)] Well that was an emotional and slightly traumatic reading experience. This short, powerful novel touches upon a shameful history......more

Goodreads review by Krystal on January 25, 2020

An unusual read, which lightly skims over some dark atrocities. Beth is dead, and trying to help her grieving dad solve a mystery. The mystery leads them to Isobel Catching, who has a rather strange story to impart ... This was an easy read, taking a mere handful of hours from my day. On the surface,......more

Goodreads review by Zitong on February 09, 2020

People can time travel inside their heads. Remember into the past. Imagine into the future. But sometimes you can’t escape the now. This book was a very interesting experience for me. I’m someone that normally reads loads of heavy hitting fantasies, that when I read a book like this, which has the most......more

Goodreads review by Figgy on May 11, 2020

Catching Teller Crow is a very powerful book with lots of important comments on grief and moving on; the stolen generations in Australia; the treatment of women; and the racism and prejudices that those descended from white settlers can often direct at those or aboriginal descent, whether in an acti......more

Quotes

"An #ownvoices story that empowers its female heroines, giving them pride in their lineage and power in remembering." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"The Things She’s Seen packs a massive punch; it’s the kind of novel that stays with you and reaffirms just how significant teen literature can be."--Locus 

"Sibling authors Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina pack an astonishing amount of storytelling and intensity in their relatively short young adult novel. Devastatingly beautiful." —Booklist

"The two Australian Aboriginal girls at the center of The Things She’s Seen discover just how poisonous silencing can be and how much power it takes to finally break through it."—Bulletin

“The brief, well-crafted novel, written by a sister-brother team… is a welcome #OwnVoices addition to YA shelves.” –The Horn Book

** Winner of Australia's prestigious Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Writing for Young Adults

** Winner of the Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel

** A Notable Book of 2019, Children's Book Council of Australia

"An intense, addictive book. Shocking and heartbreaking truths come to light, and the book deftly examines racism, violence, terrible historic injustices and corruption within the police force. This is a book that shows trauma and survival. It's completely gripping, and while highly recommended for young adults, it also deserves a wider readership." —Readings, Australia

"A fusion of ghost story and crime thriller, it also combines poetry and fiction to striking and exciting effect." —The Saturday Paper, Australia

"Fascinating, gripping, innovative." —Magpies Magazine

"A ghost story as well as a psychological thriller, The Things She's Seen seamlessly weaves together the poetic and the everyday. A magnificent and life-giving novel." — Justine Larbalestier

"Terrible crimes lie at the centre here; viewed through the eyes of young women of unquenchable spirit, they can be approached, examined, and ultimately solved. This novel will turn gazes in the right direction, and make the caw of every crow more resonant." —Margo Lanagan

Awards

  • Maine Student Book Award
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