<b>How do you ruin someone's childhood? </b><br/><b><br/></b><b>Ellie Marsden</b> was born into the legendary Lovinger acting dynasty. Granddaughter of the infamous <b>Lottie Lovinger</b>, as a child Ellie shared the silver screen with Lottie in her one-and-only role playing the child monster in a cult horror movie. The experience left Ellie deeply traumatised and estranged from people she loved.<br/><br/>Now seventeen, Ellie has returned home to Hobart for the first time in years. Lottie is dying and Ellie wants to make peace with her before it's too late. <br/><br/>When a chance encounter with a young film buff leads her to a feminist horror film collective, Ellie meets <b>Riya</b>, a girl who she might be able to show her real self to, and at last comes to understand her family's legacy.<br/><br/><b>A story of love, loss, family and film - a stirring, insightful novel about letting go of anger and learning to forgive without forgetting. And about embracing the things that scare us, in order to be braver.</b><br/><b><br/></b>'There is an unexpected intersection where family, grief, forgiveness, and horror films meet, and in the lovely center is Danielle Binks' <b><i>The Monster of Her Age</i></b>. Realistic, romantic, inclusive, and full of heart, this book belongs on everyone's shelf' <b>TRISH DOLLER</b><br/><b><br/></b>'A family dynasty, a Gothic mansion, and an angry girl - <b><i>The Monster of Her Age </i></b>puts a clever, contemporary twist on the Final Girl horror trope. This is a sensitive and compelling story about one girl's struggle to defeat her monsters, escape the past, and find her place in the here and now. I loved it' <b>VIKKI WAKEFIELD</b><br/><b><br/></b>'Horror films, Hollywood scandals and Hobart are just some of the treats on offer in <b><i>The Monster of Her Age</i></b>. Come for the razzle dazzle, stay for the moving portrait of a young woman grappling with love, loyalty, betrayal and forgiveness' <b>ERIN GOUGH</b><br/><b><br/></b>'All kinds of wonderful ... a book I so wished existed when I was a film-obsessed teen. All up this is my favourite kind of YA and this book is perfection' <b>JACLYN CRUPI</b><br/><br/>'A warm hug of a book that's packed to the brim with tenderness, truth, and timeless charm. <i>The Monster of Her Age</i> is as much an homage to film as it is to family and heart-fluttering crushes. A must-read for fans of Nina LaCour.'<br/><b>SARAH ROBINSON-HATCH, The YA Room</b> <br/><b></b>