"What begins as the story of an ordinary country boy quickly turns strange and unpredictable indeed. . . . Funny, inventively written, and more than slightly odd, Sydney Bridge Upside Down makes a long-awaited and welcome return."—Sonya Hartnett
A great, untamed story about childhood, a summer holiday, and a sinister tragedy that looms over everything.
David Ballantyne was born in Auckland in 1924, and died in 1986. He worked as a journalist in London and Auckland and wrote his first novel at the age of twenty-three. Sydney Bridge Upside Down, the fifth of eight novels, was first published in 1968.
Kate De Goldi was born in Christchurch. She is a regular radio and television book reviewer in New Zealand. Her books for young adults are published internationally to great acclaim.