This dystopian coming of age story is told through the switching first person perspectives of eight adolescents and a child living in Australia in the aftermath of the 'yellow plague' that wiped out two thirds of the population. "The Forgiveness of Yellow" follows their individual journeys toward closure and a new life gathered from the ruins. weaved throughout the novel is the subtle motif of yellow in association with what has been taken from them by the plague as well as providing some hope for their futures.