The Upwelling by Lystra Rose
About Lystra Rose
Lystra Rose, a descendant of the Guugu Yimithirr, Birri Gubba, Erub and Scottish nations, is an award-winning writer and editor who lives in a land where the rainforest meets the sea . . . Yugambeh-speaking country (Gold Coast), Australia. When she’s not catching waves with her husband and their two groms, Lystra is editing Surfing Life magazine and is the executive producer of Surfing Life TV (globally broadcasted on Fuel TV). She is the first female editor-in-chief of a mainstream surf magazine in the world. Surfing is Lystra’s daily reminder to ‘let fear be your friend, not your foe, and use it to do the things you love or were meant to do’. It’s also her creativity generator. The Upwelling is Lystra’s debut novel. For further information, visit:
Quote from Lystra Rose
“I’m stoked to make the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize longlist. In upper primary school, I discovered historical fiction (Playing Beatie Bow and Anne of Green Gables) and fell in love with this genre. It allows every person of any age, race, gender, rich or poor, to time travel through history. I’m always curious about how people lived in bygone days and amazed at our similarities—struggling with fragile emotions but in a different way. This kind of questioning started on my surfboard at Kirra Point (Yugambeh-speaking Country) and led to five years of researching, yarning and writing The Upwelling.”
About The Upwelling
Three misfits. Two warring spirits. One chance to save the world.
Kirra is the great-granddaughter of a truth dreamer, and, like Great Nanna Clara, no-one believes her night-visions are coming true. When an end-of-the-world nightmare forces her to surf where her brother was killed, she time-slips into a place that could ruin her life, here, and in the Dreaming.
Narn is the son of a well-respected Elder and holds an enviable role in his saltwater clan. Though he bears the marks of a man, many treat him like an uninitiated boy, including the woman he wants to impress.
Tarni is the daughter of a fierce hunter and the custodian of a clever gift. Somehow, she understands Kirra when no-one else can. But who sent this unexpected visitor: a powerful ancient healer or an evil shadow-spirit?
When death threatens all life, can a short-sighted surfer, a laidback dolphin caller and a feisty language unweaver work together to salvage our future?
