In this award-winning work of fiction, Ellen van Neerven takes her readers on a journey that is mythical, mystical, and still achingly real.

Over three parts, she takes traditional storytelling and gives it a unique, contemporary twist.

In “Heat,” we meet several generations of the Kresinger family and the legacy left by the mysterious Pearl.

In “Water,” a futuristic world is imagined and the fate of a people threatened.

In “Light,” familial ties are challenged and characters are caught between a desire for freedom and a sense of belonging.

Heat and Light presents an intriguing collection while heralding the arrival of an exciting new talent in Australian writing.