Elin Becken is thrown from a world of icy Norwegian winters and into steamy Australian summers.Thirteen-year-old Elin discovers she has been given a powerful, mystical stone. She learns from her mother's letter that it can bring healing and hope. After suffering an unimaginable loss, she reluctantly moves to Australia to live with her father and new stepmother. Her life has been turned upside down. In Forster, New South Wales, she finds dolphins in Wallis Lakes, a fascinating museum, and beautiful beaches to swim and surf. It's here she meets arty Jessica, and they form a friendship as deep as the ocean itself. But when her stone goes missing, whom can she trust?Will Elin protect her heart and rescue the stone? Can she learn to accept changes in her life, including her stepmother?The Glow in Her Hands is a coming-of-age story filled with grief, emotion and friendship that lasts a lifetime.
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