The Foal in the Wire by Robbie Coburn - ISBN: 9780734423603
Paperback
Rescued foal, troubled teen, and a girl’s love bring hope.

The Foal in the Wire

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  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    28 May 2025

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Summary

A 2026 CBCA NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR OLDER READERS SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 INDIE BOOK AWARD - YOUNG ADULT

An astonishingly raw and beautiful verse novel about survival, love and the bonds between humans and animals from an important young Australian poet.

Sam, a teenager, lives on a farm with his mother and emotionally distant father, a horse trainer. Haunted by trauma and depression, struggling with school and disillusioned with his home…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780734423603
ISBN-10:0734423608
Author:Robbie Coburn
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Lothian Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:28 May 2025
Weight:120g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 12mm
About The Author

Robbie Coburn

Robbie Coburn is a contemporary Australian poet. His poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies and his books include Ghost Poetry (2024), And I Could Not Have Hurt You (2023) and The Other Flesh (2019). He has been featured at The Wheeler Centre and La Mama Poetica, appeared as a guest at literary festivals including the Sydney Writers’ Festival, Canberra Writers Festival, Newcastle Writers Festival and Perth Poetry Festival, and run poetry workshops for youth mental health organisation Headspace.

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