It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

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Prickly, messy, deeply human characters. - Rachael Craw, bestselling author But now Zelle is back, and their lives are about to get a whole lot more complicated. Zelle is in denial about her alcohol use that threatens to spiral out of control, and she's deeply annoyed... Read More
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It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

Zelle and Callum used to be best friends, but they haven't spoken in three years: not since the tragedy that wrenched them apart, and Zelle moved away.

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Prickly, messy, deeply human characters. - Rachael Craw, bestselling author

But now Zelle is back, and their lives are about to get a whole lot more complicated.

Zelle is in denial about her alcohol use that threatens to spiral out of control, and she's deeply annoyed at having to leave the city. Callum's future is thrown into jeopardy after both a disastrous uni interview and his budding romance turning sour.

But they can't keep running from the past forever, and circumstances force them to examine their grief and guilt and find a way through.

With beautifully assured storytelling, this is an emotionally tense page turner that leaves you on the edge of your seat.

Winner of the Best Unpublished Author manuscript in the Storylines Tessa Duder YA Prize 2024

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781991006943

Publisher: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 June 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 244g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Hannah Marshall has an MA in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington. She's been a winner of the Maurice Gee Prize in Children's Writing, an NZSA CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment recipient and won the Best Unpublished Author category in the Storylines Tessa Duder YA Award 2024. This is her first novel.

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