'Set against the backdrop of two world wars and a global depression, this is a compelling story of lives blighted by secrets and expectations, love and loss, cultural conflict and misunderstandings, yet it also celebrates the ability of the human spirit to endure and find solace within the natural world.' - Maxine Alterio; 'A heart-warming and heart-rending tale about a man trying to escape his past. Permeated with the philosophy of Goethe and Steiner, the narrative unspools gently and lyrically to reveal the lives of a refreshingly original, richly-imagined cast of characters.' - Fiona Sussman; 'An utterly captivating story of determination in the face of prejudice and the struggle to escape the stranglehold of the past. Moving and compelling, with a heart as vast as a Central Otago sky.' - Catherine Chidgey

Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Kyle Mewburn is an acclaimed writer of books for children with over sixty titles published in eighteen languages, including 2010 New Zealand Post Children's Book of the Year, Old Hu-Hu. In 2021 Kyle released her transition memoir, Faking it. Sewing Moonlight is her first novel. Kyle lives with her wife Marion, a ceramic artist, sixteen tree-roosting chickens, a pair of troublesome-but-adorable Boer goats, two majestic Shropshire sheep, and a very spoiled cat called Monty. When she's not writing, her days are mostly consumed by maintaining, and enjoying, her rather pleasant lifestyle.