*Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2020* *Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2020* *Shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Debut Romantic Novel Award 2020* Neena has always played by the rules — strong grades, friends her parents approve of, no boyfriends. But since her brother Akash disappeared from her life, something inside her has been quietly fracturing. In his absence, a new and reckless version of Neena has begun to emerge: freer, yes, but also far more dangerous. As her behaviour spirals beyond her control, her grip on reality starts to loosen too. When her parents drop not one but two life-changing bombshells, she reaches her breaking point entirely. Yet even in pieces, there may still be a way back — and it might just come from the most unexpected direction. ‘Powerful, relatable and uplifting’ – Emily Barr, author of The One Memory of Flora Banks. A bold and emotionally resonant debut about loss, identity, and the redemptive power of love.
ISBN 13: 9780241363317
Author: Emma Smith-Barton
