Barney's Blues - Softcover

When your twin brother and sister are four years older than you, and your parents are busy musicians, it can be hard to stick up for yourself and be heard. Nans are useful and when they come to stay things improve. They don't mind mess, make great suppers and actually listen to you. Though Ella and Wynton are older and play mean tricks, Barney soon discovers that he can beat them at their own game and that being the youngest has its advantages after all.

Robin Klein was born in New South Wales, one of nine children. Her great-grandfather was an Irish convict sentenced to life transportation for highway robbery. Robin had her first short story published when she was sixteen. In 1981 she was awarded aLiterature Board grant for writing and has since had over fifty books published and won many Australian awards. She now lives in the hills near Melbourne.