By Sheree da Costa

Dancing With My Mother

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23 March 2027

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Joe was seventeen when a single night and a little-known psychedelic changed the way he saw the world - and never stopped. What began as altered perception became Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD), a condition that would shadow the rest of his short life, tangled up with depression and addiction.

Dancing With My Mother is his mother's memoir: an unflinching yet tender account of loving a child through years of struggle, of hope held and hope lost, and of the grief that follows when love alone is not enough. Sheree da Costa, a former principal dancer with The Australian Ballet, writes with a performer's eye and a mother's clear, aching honesty. Running through it all is a refrain between them: "Let's dance, Ma."

Both an intimate family portrait and a quiet act of awareness-raising, it gives a name to a condition few people know, and a voice to the parents who carry these stories. A book about profound loss, and about a bond that not even death can destroy.

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If this book raises difficult feelings, support is available. In Australia, Lifeline is on 13 11 14 (24/7) and Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. In an emergency, call 000.

More Information

  • Format: Paperback
  • Published:  March 2027
  • ISBN:  978-1-923236-67-7
  • ISBN: 978-1-923236-68-4 (ePub)
  • Weight: 0.4kg 
  • Size:  234x156mm
  • Pages:  190 (TBC)
  • Imprint: Pepper Press

About the Author

Sheree da Costa is an author, actor and dancer. A former principal dancer with The Australian Ballet and the Sydney Dance Company, she has since performed across film, television and music theatre. Her self-devised short film Dancing With My Mother, won two Best Actress awards on the international festival circuit in 2023–24. Her memoir of the same name is her second book, following Taking The Drop (2011).

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$34.99
$34.99