Frankie’s mother was Deputy Premier of Victoria until the Premier resigned and her party gave her the top job. In her first, The Whole Of My World she tackled football and this one takes a very different swing toward state politics. One True Thing is the second YA novel by Nicole Hayes. Her entire life is falling apart and the one person who could fix it, utterly refuses. Her whole family is being dragged through the mud in public and on top of that she has a best friend who is acting strangely and then she discovers that the cute boy who likes her and that she might also like, is the one who betrayed her and her family in the worst way. Frankie is subjected to humiliation at school, she’s harassed and badgered by the press outside her own home and she cannot bear the hurt her father must be experiencing. Even worse, her mother refuses to explain the photos. She’s been caught in what could be a very awkward situation both for her politically and also for Frankie’s family personally. For Frankie and her younger brother, it’s somewhat second nature but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t intrusive.īut then something shocking surfaces about Frankie’s mother. Frankie’s mother is subjected to rather vicious attacks from radio and print shock jocks, there are always photo opportunities to go to, events to participate in. Everything in their life at the moment revolves around politics and image. Now there’s an election coming up where the people have to vote to return Frankie’s mother to make her the first elected female Premier of the state. Copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalleyįrankie is the daughter of the current Premier of Victoria, a woman who was chosen by her party after the previous Premier resigned to spend more time with his family.

One True Thing by Nicole Hayes