A Little Wanting Song is a novel of longing, drama and angst set in Australia. It tells the story of Charlie, who's artistic, talented but introverted. She has a problem fitting in, especially with her "childhood friend" Rose. Rose, on the other hand, is outspoken, bitchy and wants to go to the big city more than anything else. 
 The novel is told via alternating POVs and when Charlie and Rose finally becomes friends, of sorts, they learn a lesson or two about who they are and who they want to be. 
 I love Charlie's chapters. She's very visual and the prose is very sensory. Rose, on the other hand, evokes a much stronger reaction from me. I didn't like her very much because she's rather manipulative. For so many years, she doesn't even bother to talk to Charlie and even calls her names but when she decides Charlie can help her with something, she starts to "open up" to her. I find that cruel and demeaning and even by the end of the novel, I didn't think she learned anything much from the experience. 
 The ending was realistic though so points goes to it. Not a bad novel; I'm definitely open to reading other novels by Cath Crowley. :)