So Much to Tell You Author:John Marsden Scarred, literally, by her past, Marina has withdrawn into silence. Then, at her new boarding school, she is set the task of writing a diary by her English teacher, and finds a way of expressing her thoughts and feelings and of exploring the traumatic events that have caused her distress. Through Marina's diary we gain an insight into life on he... more »r dormitory, and her difficult relationship with her father, who injured her in an angry moment. Eventually, Marina makes tentative friendships and, in a moving denouement, is reconciled with her father.« less
Marsden artfully contrives Marina's narrative to maintain suspense as her story emerges...A moving story, effectively demonstrating that language is a powrful symbol of emotions flowing between people," The Kirkus Reviews