Jacqueline Rule talks about her debut novel The Leaves

Navigating the upheaval of a broken foster system (that serves as a pipeline to poverty and incarceration in ‘juvie’), The Leaves is a bittersweet meditation on motherhood and loss, on the power of female friendship, and the role of the state in perpetuating violence. In this short video, author Jacqueline Rule talks about the state of youth and the broken justice system - and why it's important we discuss this.
Read more about the book on the Spinifex Press website: www.spinifexpr...