Latika Vasil
I am a writer based in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The World I Found
An exciting new YA novel that tells the story of fifteen-year-old Quinn who is dragged to Campbell Island by her mother, a scientist who studies birds. Quinn doesn’t expect much will happen on remote Campbell Island – just a year of boredom away from her friends and her normal life. She doesn’t expect the appearance of the beautiful and mysterious Jeroen or the massive storm that hits the island and devastates the scientists’ base, forcing them to leave. Finding themselves back on the mainland on their own, Quinn and Jeroen gradually discover that everything in the world as they knew it has changed. The power is out, the phones aren’t working, and everyone seems to have vanished …
Rising to the Surface
A dazzling début collection of stories by Latika Vasil. Her portraits of disengaged and often idiosyncratic individuals, out of step with their worlds, are sketched with insight, compassion and humour.
Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence & Identity
This book is based on extensive interviews with adolescents diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. It presents an authentic and fascinating look at the lives of six teenagers and how the diagnosis has shaped their growing identities.
About Latika
Latika writes contemporary fiction, YA fiction and non-fiction.
LATIKA VASIL 