Art Beholding

Fifteen-year-old Art wanted to spend the summer at home, with Dad, being normal. She does not want to be here, on Mum’s work trip, with her colleague and his sulky, identikit daughter.

Worse, Mum has booked a place in the middle of nowhere that looks like other bits of houses stuck together. And that’s just the outside. Inside, there’s a half-empty book that does not make sense, and a locked door that appears from nowhere (and might be able to think for itself).

The whole thing is flat-out weird.

Except, what if appearances really do deceive? What if ‘weird’ is, itself, up for grabs?

The old, ugly house soon becomes the backdrop for an unforgettable summer. One that changes everything. Everything. Even reality.

The Edee Story

Fifteen-year-old Edee’s world is full of new and different. Two weeks ago, her best friend, Lucie, left town. Nothing is the same without her.

However, when Edee goes to pick up a pair of glasses, she discovers that ‘new and different’ have way, way more levels than she could have ever imagined. Through the glasses, she can see something she has never seen before. Is this version of the world real? And, if so, what on earth is she supposed to do about it?

Plunged into peculiarity, Edee finds herself taking a whole other look at everything she thought she knew, including friendships both old and unexpected. When those closest to her begin to suspect she is keeping something from them, can Edee embrace the glasses’ gift, despite the judgement bearing down on her from all sides?