Stalker [Paperback]

Hazel Edwards (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Lothian Books an imprint of Hachette Livre Australia; 1st edition (2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0734401035
• ISBN-13: 978-0734401038
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,176,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Meet the Author

Hazel Edwards (www.hazeledwards.com) has always been keen on books and ideas. An aqua-readaholic, she used to read in the bath. Now she listens to audio books in the car or while walking with her Ipod.

Hazel is a 2012 National Year of Reading Ambassador and recipient of the peer awarded 2009 Australian Society of Authors Medal.


Melbourne based, she tries out ideas on the 12 year old in her family and writes a story every birthday for her grandsons.

Best known for 'There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake', which was recently translated into Chinese, Hazel writes across media, for adults & children. Pocket Bonfire Productions have a short hippo film for the 30th anniversary, soon to premiere.Her web site www.hazeledwards.com has details of her Antarctic expedition publications. Hazel runs Non Boring Writing workshops for genealogists. Her 200 books have been translated into many languages. Appointed 2009 Nanjing-Aust cultural exchange author, she has e-mentored dual language stories.
Latest picture books include 'Flight of the Bumblebee with classical music CD, 'Plato the Platypus Plumber(part-time) ' and the new 'Hooray! There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Having a Birthday Party.(2011 CBC Notable Book ) 'Difficult Personalities', co-written with Dr Helen Mc Grath (Penguin) has been reprinted and an USA edition is available plus Polish translation. Her controversial co-written YA novel about transitioning gender 'f2m;the boy within' has attracted international attention as a first due to Ryan Kennedy her ftm co-author.Recently included in 2011 The White Ravens top 250 chidlren's and YA books of the year. 4 part easy to read 'Duckstar' a satire about the performing arts, is co-written with director Christine Anketell and recently translated into Spanish and German.

Junior histories include the Aussie Heroes series, wartime surgeon ''Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop and eye doctor Fred Hollows.
E-book mystery literacy series 'Project Spy Kid' and 'The Frequent Flyer Twins' available for download

www.hazeledwards.com includes FAQs, notes, bios, bibliography and events.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Walker to Another Book, Stalker is Not Worth a Look, November 22, 2004

By 

James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Stalker (Paperback)

This is the story of a college girl named Lily who volunteers for the midnight shift at a low budget public radio station that has few listeners. Her voice attracts interest from someone who is actually listening and becomes obsessed, but is disappointed the real thing doesn't match what had been imagined by the voice. This stalker decides to have some fun and teach Lily a lesson for being so misleading and ungrateful for the celebrity status the stalker has generously given her by the stalking actions.

I thought this book was pretty average. No literary events occur within that are memorable. Look elsewhere for a quality stalking novel.

5.0 out of 5 stars Radio Station, August 24, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Stalker (Paperback)

I like 'Stalker' because I learnt a lot about how a radio station works. I also liked the idea of having the stalker's view as well as having what Lily did in the story.

I kept reading to the end in one go because it had lots of suspense.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Stalker, July 27, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Stalker (Paperback)

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Prolific author Hazel Edwards immediately catches the interest of the reader in her latest offering 'Stalker' with her easy readable style and her choice of subject. Lily is just a normal teenager with a job at the local radio station until a fan turns fanatical. After having her car, house and entire life invaded, Lily becomes filled with fear. Edwards draws us in with her appealing style and cleverly manipulates us through the confusing chronology of events, into wanting to read on. Through a number of skilful passages, the stalker speaks to us and this allows the reader to build up a mental image of the person who is terrifying Lily. It is at the climax that Edwards brilliantly shatters our image, taking this enjoyable book to another level, as it challenges us to reassess obsession and stereotypes.