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When Skye's mother finally takes a shocking action, the police hand her over to social workers, plunging the 15‑year‑old into a nightmarish situation. Unsure whether her father is alive or dead, Skye faces an abusive care home that feels more like prison. In Manchester, having struggled with financial hardship, she turns to a sympathetic girl she met in an internet chatroom, who shares a similarly unhappy home life. Together, they seek refuge at a place offered by the chatroom friend. As the story unfolds, challenges rise when someone claiming to be the chatroom friend’s brother appears at their meeting point.
The narrative explores the harsh realities of foster care, teenage isolation, and the resilience found in unexpected friendships.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Mandasue Heller
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