By Dylin Hardcastle.
The first love of a teenage girl is a force unto itself, but when that love is for her best friend, the stakes become even higher.
Set in Newcastle, Australia, in 1972, A Language of Limbs explores the heart-wrenching choice between embracing desire or suppressing it, between living openly or conforming to expectations.
What follows is a beautifully woven tale spanning three decades, charting the near-misses and almost-reunions of two women whose lives remain inexplicably tethered.
Against the backdrop of pivotal moments in LGBTQ+ history—including Australia’s first Mardi Gras and the AIDS crisis—their journey is one of love, loss, longing and fate. The distance between them ebbs and flows, sometimes closing so tightly they nearly touch, until the story delivers a final, stunning resolution.
This book is a celebration of queer life in all its vibrancy, while also exposing the ways love is policed and constrained. It balances heartbreak with humour, finding laughter even in the darkest moments.
The writing is lyrical, poetic and deeply expressive, which captures both the raw pain and the soaring joy of human connection.
A Language of Limbs is emotional and unflinching, yet filled with warmth. It is a story of friendship, resilience and the enduring power of love. A truly remarkable read.
Thank you to the team at Verve Books for running this book tour! The book is out on the 27th of March and is available for pre-order now.
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