The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

I enjoyed this story The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Heidi Durrow which begins with a family tragedy.  A mother takes her children to the roof of the apartment block where they live and jumps off.  A boy in one of the apartments sees the older girl "fly" past his window.  The girl, Rachel, survives the fall and the story then moves to what happens to her later.  She goes to live with her grandmother and aunt where she discovers she is "coloured".  Her mother was Danish with blonde hair and blue eyes, her father was "black".  Rachel finds new attitudes towards her skin colour and her beautiful blue eyes.  The boy who saw her fall goes in search of her.  Each chapter looks at a different character, including Rachel's mother, a recovering alcoholic.  Rachel is determined to become her own person.  Well written, poignant. 41/2/5