TY - BOOK AU - Binks,Danielle TI - The monster of her age SN - 9780734419736 U1 - A823.4 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Sydney, NSW PB - Lothian Children's Books KW - Grandmothers KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Dysfunctional families KW - Child actors KW - Horror films KW - Cult films KW - Feminists KW - Homecoming KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Lesbians KW - Hobart (Tas.) KW - Australian fiction KW - Bildungsromans KW - lcgft KW - Young adult fiction N1 - Ages: 13+ N2 - How do you ruin someone's childhood? Ellie Marsden was born into the legendary Lovinger acting dynasty. Granddaughter of the infamous Lottie Lovinger, as a child Ellie shared the silver screen with Lottie in her one-and-only role playing the child monster in a cult horror movie. The experience left Ellie deeply traumatised and estranged from people she loved. Now seventeen, Ellie has returned home to Hobart for the first time in years. Lottie is dying and Ellie wants to make peace with her before it's too late. When a chance encounter with a young film buff leads her to a feminist horror film collective, Ellie meets Riya, a girl who she might be able to show her real self to, and at last comes to understand her family's legacy ER -