A riveting portrait of life after abuse from an award-winning novelist.
Sixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his fatherâs fist), $3.84, and a secret.
He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and a new job, but all his changes canât make him forget what he left behindâhis mother, who is still trapped with his dad, and his ex-girlfriend, who is keeping his secret.
At least so far.
Worst of all, Jace realizes that if he really wants to move forward, he may first have to do what scares him most: He may have to go back. Award-winning novelist Swati Avasthi has created a riveting and remarkably nuanced portrait of what happens after. After youâve said enough, after youâve run, after youâve made the splitâhow do you begin to live again? Readers wonât be able to put this intense page-turner down.