Title: Before Life Happened
Genre: YA, coming-of-age.
Synopsis:
A distinctive young-adult coming-of-age debut novel about grief, loss and life choices set in a modern day troublesome neighbourhood.
After a devastating loss, sixteen-year-old Hayden Wilson finds herself stuck between a past she can’t let go of and a future that struggles to make sense. Gangs, drugs and shootings are the background to this fast-paced page-turner where every wrong choice leads Hayden one step closer to self-destruction.
A series of events will force her on the run, wanted by the police, and Hayden will have to face the consequences of her mistakes. But will she get another chance?
From a talented new voice comes an intense gripping realistic novel that tackles the issues of teenage depression through a powerful narration which will take readers through an emotional journey about an adolescent’s transition into adulthood - blending visceral experiences with authentic and poignant diary entries.
“Before Life Happened” is the first book in the “Before” series.
Publication date: July 2015.
Genre: YA, coming-of-age.
Synopsis:
A distinctive young-adult coming-of-age debut novel about grief, loss and life choices set in a modern day troublesome neighbourhood.
After a devastating loss, sixteen-year-old Hayden Wilson finds herself stuck between a past she can’t let go of and a future that struggles to make sense. Gangs, drugs and shootings are the background to this fast-paced page-turner where every wrong choice leads Hayden one step closer to self-destruction.
A series of events will force her on the run, wanted by the police, and Hayden will have to face the consequences of her mistakes. But will she get another chance?
From a talented new voice comes an intense gripping realistic novel that tackles the issues of teenage depression through a powerful narration which will take readers through an emotional journey about an adolescent’s transition into adulthood - blending visceral experiences with authentic and poignant diary entries.
“Before Life Happened” is the first book in the “Before” series.
Publication date: July 2015.
Before we were broken is the second instalment in the "Before" series.
Publication date: 2016 Synopsis: Four months have passed since Hayden Wilson was forced to move to California and leave her life behind. Now she’s finally back home and ready for a fresh start, hoping to move on and leave the past were it belongs. But no one has forgotten what happened before the Summer, and all eyes are on her: someone seeks revenge, someone wants answers, and someone needs her gone for good. Thrown back in the midst of family problems, peer pressure, and unresolved issues, everyone is waiting for her to make the first wrong move. But this time she's stronger. Or so she believes. “Before we were broken” is the second book in the “Before” series, a young-adult coming of age novel. |