Ebony Hill

"Turning my back on the yard, I look down at my hands, at the dirt ingrained in my skin and lodged beneath my nails. Tears clag in my voice. I take a breath. “I don’t belong,” I say. “Maybe there’s nowhere I belong.”

Ronan's eyes graze mine and slide away. “What makes anyone belong anywhere?” he asks."

Vidya and Ebony Hill: two halves of a community trying to forge a future from the ruins of the past. But they are not the only survivors, and theirs is not the only way.

In a battle for survival, is endurance enough?

What the reviews say:

Anna Gowan, TVNZ: Ebony Hill is a dramatic, unpredictable read that should appeal to readers beyond its target demographic. Anna Mackenzie has created a strong and independent heroine in Ness, who, much like the characters in John Marsden's Tomorrow, When the War Began series, finds herself an unlikely participant in an unforeseen war... at its core this novel is a coming-of-age story of survival.

Awards:

CLF/Storylines Notable Book
Shortlisted NZ Post Book Awards 2011

Shortlisted Sir Julius Vogel Award
Shortlisted LIANZA Award