What The Light Hides

‘Mette Jakobsen is an expert in creating images…Jakobsen describes the sights and sounds of inner-city Newtown as lovingly as she details the bush in the Blue Mountains.’ * Readings *
‘A moving look at love and loss.’ * New Zealand Women’s Weekly *
‘Jakobsen skillfully paints the picture of grief, illustrates the importance of empathetic support and shows just how destructive denial can be. Her characters are real and flawed, and it is impossible not to feel their suffering. She evokes her setting, both the mountains and the inner city, with consummate ease. Many readers will find they are moved to tears by this stirring read.’ * BookMooch *
‘This was such powerful writing, and I could feel all of the characters leaping out of their pages like real people…I felt like I was walking the streets of Sydney and the mountain homes.’ * Cosy Dragon *
‘A short book that packs an emotional punch.’ * Otago Daily Times *
‘Jakobsen’s sensory sensibility shines…Beautifully evocative and undoubtedly Australian in its voice.’ * Farrago *
‘A tenderly rendered story…Quietly written with a deft hand and a light touch.’ * Geelong Advertiser *
‘Jakobsen writes with a lightness of touch…I felt like I was in the heart and ticking time bomb of loss…This is an absorbing read; beautifully paced, exquisitely written.’ * Dominion Post *
‘Poignant…The suicide of a child seems an unlikely subject for a rewarding novel, but Jakobsen has written a very special book, a tender and considered exploration of how we love and how we cope with loss.’ * Adelaide Advertiser *
‘This little novel delves into the subject of loss and grief with a light touch and acute sensitivity.’ * North & South *
‘Lyrical, beautiful and frequently allegorical…What the Light Hides is a hauntingly moving story about the ways in which grief can affect a family, causing shock, confusion, disbelief, emptiness, guilt and regret; but most especially the book is about how losing a child can be heartbreaking.’ * Salty Popcorn *

Mette Jakobsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and now lives in Newtown, Sydney. She has a PhD in Creative Writing and a BA in philosophy. In 2004 she graduated from NIDA’s Playwrights Studio and several of her plays have been broadcast on ABC Radio National. Her novels are The Vanishing Act, shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize in 2012, and What the Light Hides.

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