Dolphin adores her mother: she's got wonderful clothes, bright hair, and vivid tattoos all over her body. She definitely lives a colourful life. Dolphin's older sister, Star, also loves her but is beginning to wonder if staying with a mom whose temper can be as flashy as her body art is the best thing for the girls...

This is a powerful novel about two sisters living in a very dysfunctional household with their tattoo-crazy mum, who is struggling to cope. Dolphin adores her mother, Marigold. She's got wonderful clothes, bright hair, and vivid tattoos all over her body — a colourful lady, to match her colourful life. But Dolphin's older sister, Star, is beginning to wonder if living with Marigold's fiery, unpredictable moods is the best thing for the girls.