Where does fleur beale live

The first book tells the story of Kirby Greenland, a typical Auckland teenager living with her mother. One day, completely out of the blue, Kirby’s mother announces she is going to Africa to work as a nurse, and Kirby is to live with her uncle and his family in Whanganui.

I Am Not Esther

Fourteen-year-old Kirby Greenland’s mother leaves her with unfamiliar relatives in a strange city, supposedly leaving New Zealand for two years to help refugees. Kirby’s new guardians and their six children belong to a strict fundamentalist Christian sect called the Children of the Faith.

PERSONAL: Born 1945, in Inglewood, New Zealand; daughter of Estelle Corney (a writer); children: two daughters.

Twelve-year-old Magdalene lives in fear that her strong-willed little sister, Zillah, will be his next target. The girls have run out of people who can protect them.