Justine Larbalestier
Justine Larbalestier
Justine Larbalestieris an Australian writer of young-adult fiction best known for her 2009 novel, Liar. Her surname has been pronounced in several different ways. She says online that Lar-bal-est-ee-air is correct:...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth23 September 1967
CountryAustralia
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I give people If You Came Softly when they demand proof that novels for teens can be as good as the best novels for adults.
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The job of every generation is to discover the flaws of the one that came before it. That's part of growing up, figuring out all the ways your parents and their friends are broken.
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I'm one of those sad cases who've never wanted to be anything but a writer. I started writing my first novel when I was five years old. I have no idea what it was about, but I do remember spending considerable time trying to get the title right, though this had more to do with crayon colour than scansion.