PublishedFremantle Press, July 2014 |
ISBN9781922089854 |
FormatSoftcover, 272 pages |
Dimensions20.1cm × 13cm × 2.1cm |
Lucy is in Year 12 and under pressure to succeed. The last thing she needs now is an intense boyfriend. Breaking up with Carl feels like the only way to keep her dreams on track. But good decisions can have bad consequences. And leaving Carl is going to be a whole lot harder than Lucy could ever have imagined
Amy is a keen children’s book nerd and spends a lot of time reading and reviewing picture books with her toddler, Fenrir. But it’s not all colourful pictures! Her passion is getting kids reading, and her life's mission is to get the right books in the right hands. Ask her for advice or recommend something to her and watch her eyes light up!
Local author Kate McCaffrey knows how to hit sensitive issues on the head. After a serious car accident, Lucy's boyfriend Carl is left in a coma. Upon waking he is a completely different person. Aggressive and suspicious of things only happening in his head, he lashes out and it takes all Lucy's strength to support him through it. But Lucy has a secret and only time will tell if she can reveal it. Set in Perth, this book shows us a side of mental illness we might otherwise not understand. Her fluid style of writing draws the reader in which helps identify her characters and empathise with them as they are pulled through events. Crashing Down is an emotional roller coaster from page one. The characters are seriously worked through and their individual personalities stand out and make the story feel like it is happening right now. If you haven't read this yet, get it now.
