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Afraid
Afraid | Mandasue Heller
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When fifteen-year-old Skye's mother finally does something so shocking that it can't be hushed up, the police turn Skye over to the social workers - and that's when the nightmare begins. No one will let her talk to her father. And the woman who is supposed to be helping her dumps her in a terrifying 'home' that's more like a jail. But she still has one friend to turn to: the sympathetic girl she's met in an internet chat room, the one who seems to have a home life as unhappy as Skye's. So when Jade offers Skye - now alone in Manchester and nearly penniless - a safe place to stay, Skye is willing to trust her. Even when it isn't Jade who turns up at the rendezvous, but a grown-up man who says he's Jade's brother . . .
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Afraid | Mandasue Heller
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CW: paedophilic rape. Gritty. Rough character backstories presented in a matter-of-fact way. A gripping and fast-paced narrative. Plenty of suspense and concern for our protagonist and a satisfying ending where everything is tied up neatly. A smattering of non-linear plot (a bit like a Sunday night TV detective drama: find the dead body, present the lead up to the crimes, resolve the crimes and baddy gets his comeuppance). An entertaining read.