Alexandra loves swinging and splashing and her bright red shoes. And her mum. She doesn't much like having her hair washed, though, and she definitely does not like the dark.
Powerful, poetic and disturbing, Needlework is a girl's meditation on her efforts to maintain her bodily and spiritual integrity in the face of abuse, violation and neglect.
The Powers are no ordinary family - they're pooper-soured! That is, super-powered. All except Suzie. Poor ordinary Suzie has no powers at all. Or does she? Meet the not-so-super superheroes who seem to attract trouble wherever they go.
Moving from a harsh Belfast housing estate to the glamour of the showjumping ring, Taking Flight is a fast-paced story full of conflict, jealousy and courage.