Darren Mort Darren Mort i(17055826 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Isla's Song : Love of a Child Darren Mort , Melbourne : Wilkinson Publishing , 2023 26386206 2023 single work novel historical fiction 'Melbourne, Australia, it is 1955. A four-year old child, Isla, is seated at a piano. She digs out her scrunched sheet music from her school bag, flattens it out and places it before her. She looks about an unfamiliar room, where windows frame the wild unforgiving landscape of the Orkney Islands, before resting her tiny fingers on the old upright keyboard. Little did Isla or her father know of her mother 's secret to abduct Isla from her home, her friends, family and everything that made her feel loved and secure. Isla's Song, set in the heady folk music days of the 60s, is a story of choices, betrayal, love, stardom, eternal hopes and a child's love. Each chapter named after a Joni Mitchell song to flavour and enhance the adventure. From one act of kidnapping, a little girl reveals to us how the gift of music and a commitment to manifest can really make dreams come true.' 

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1 y separately published work icon Tommy and​ Tiger Terry Darren Mort , Niama Wessely (illustrator), Kew : To Be Loved Network , 2019 17055891 2019 single work picture book children's 'Tommy is a kid like so many from separated households: he loves his Mum; he loves his Dad. On his wish list, he would like them to reconcile – but, that is not going to happen.Importantly, Tommy believes it’s all his fault. To address his feelings of conflict, Tommy has an imaginary friend, Tiger Terry, who relieves Tommy’s anxieties and confusion. Playfully, Tiger Terry travels on adventures with Tommy and provides him with avenues of escape, so that he can better understand his parents and his family situation. A compelling book for children and parents and a useful resource for any separated family to assist children to make sense of it all. The aim is easy – as we all want our kids to grow up into well balanced and psychologically healthy adults.Tommy is just the read to help kids understand that they are not alone' (Publication summary)
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