Book Review: A Small Collection Of Happinesses

A Small Collection of Happinesses
by Zana Fraillon
Review by Alex A

This is a gentle, quiet story of connection and community. Ada and Hettie are neighbours and an unlikely pair. Together, over a summer, they discover how growth can occur in the face of neglect, and friendship can break through the walls of loneliness. Told in a series of vignettes of life in their overlooked apartment block, touches of magical realism give a sense of wonder and meaning to the smallest things in life – which add up to so much more by the ending. Perfect for readers of Rebecca Stead or Kate DiCamillo.