The Simple Gift

· Bolinda · Narrated by Petra Kalive and Patrick Harvey
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'My hand in his stops trembling for a moment.' When the paths of a runaway teenage boy, an old hobo and a rich girl intersect in an abandoned train yard, each carries their own personal baggage. Over early mornings, long walks and cheap coffee they discover, no matter how big or small, it's the simple gifts in life that really make a difference. The Simple Gift is a life-affirming look at humanity, generosity and love from an award-winning and acclaimed Australian author.

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About the author

Steven Herrick is the author of 25 books for children and young adults. His books have twice won the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards and have been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards on nine occasions. He is widely recognised as a pioneer of the verse-novel genre for young adults. He is also the author of six travel books. He spends nine months of the year visiting schools in Australia and three months on his bicycle, travelling around, pedalling slowly and thinking about his next book.

Petra Kalive trained at WAAPA (2004) and has since been working professionally as an actor, director and dramaturg. As an actor she has worked for RealTV, Complete Works Theatre Company, Melbourne Playback and the Adelaide Festival Centre, and had many guest appearances on television, including a lead support role in Underbelly. Petra is an experienced voiceover artist, she has voiced several campaigns including Sensis, 7-11, Metlink, Crown, Sports Co, Energy SAFE Victoria and Choosi Insurance. She also narrated for Community Cop.

Patrick Harvey is an Irish-Australian actor and voiceover artist. He is best known for playing Irish immigrant Connor O'Neill on Neighbours for over a decade. Patrick spent most of his childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, moving back to Australia in 1999. He voiced Sinbad in Sherazade: The Untold Stories and has appeared in many other television programs including Utopia, Wentworth and The Cry.

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