Mysteries and cliff-hangers, Jessica Skudder

Kate De Goldi
Longacre
2015
From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle is a fiction novel written by New Zealand author, Kate De Goldi. The book is written in third person view and is the retelling of two Kiwi children, Barney and Ren Kettle’s lives, told by the mysterious D.
Barney and Ren are brother and sister who live with their parents on The Street and despite Ren and Barney’s opposite personalities they get along like best friends. Ren is the quiet, organised person who enjoys it when everything is perfect and in order.