Shirley Marr

Official Website of Shirley Marr, Author of Young Adult and Childrens Fiction

A Glasshouse of Stars

Shirley Marr’s new middle grade novel A Glasshouse of Stars is due for release in Australia & New Zealand by Penguin Random House on 4 May 2021, available to pre-order through Dymocks and Angus & Robertson or through your favourite local bookstore. To be followed by a UK release on 10 June through Usborne books and a USA release on 29 June through Simon & Schuster.

Her latest book, Little Jiang, released 2020 by Fremantle Press is available NOW through all your favourite online and brick-and-mortar places.

Praise for A Glasshouse of Stars

Heart-twisting and hopeful, bursting with big feelings and gentle magic. This is a special book from a powerful, compassionate new voice in children’s literature.

JESSICA TOWNSEND, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE NEVERMOOR SERIES

Poignant, authentic and heartbreakingly tender – a touching story of loss and resilience. Shirley Marr gives a face to our deepest fears and proves that even the scariest monsters can keep us company in the dark.

DARIA OSTROWSKA, COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, WESTBOOKS

A Middle Grade novel to watch in 2021 … We share Meixing’s journey from loss and displacement, from heartbreak and confusion. A Glasshouse of Stars is ultimately, however, a tale of resilience, compassion and hope – with brushstrokes of magic to help illuminate the way. I loved this perfectly balanced book!

PAUL MACDONALD, OWNER, THE CHILDREN’S BOOKSHOP

About the Author

Shirley Marr is a first generation Chinese-Australian living in sunny Perth and an author of Young Adult and children’s fiction. Her titles are A Glasshouse of Stars, Little Jiang, Preloved and Fury.  It was while she was working on a very dry Accounting PhD that she realised she'd rather be writing down her dark, twisted daydreams instead. She is still a Bespectacled Accountant by day and a Masked Writer at night. Shirley describes … Read More about About the Author

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