Jennifer Trevelyan's debut novel A Beautiful Family features 10-year-old Alix, an observant girl on vacation with her family in 1985 New Zealand. Caught in her parents' conflicts and her sister's distractions, Alix befriends Kahu, a Maori boy. Their friendship leads them on a quest to find the body of a girl named Charlotte who drowned nearby. As they investigate, Alix begins to uncover family secrets and adult themes, enhanced by her youthful lens, enabling readers to grasp the complexity of the adult world around her.
Writing a story from a child's perspective creates a lens that filters adult themes through youthful observation, allowing readers to see deeper truths hidden in the narrative.
In Jennifer Trevelyan's debut A Beautiful Family, 10-year-old Alix navigates a coming-of-age mystery against the backdrop of her family's complexities during their holiday in New Zealand.
Alix's investigation into the drowning of Charlotte alongside her friend Kahu uncovers deeper family secrets and adult themes that only the reader can fully comprehend.
Trevelyan uses Alix's experience to explore themes of familial ties, childlike innocence, and the tension between youthful curiosity and the puzzling adult world.
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