And Then You Had been Gone by Ivy Logan
My ranking: 3 of 5 stars
3.5 stars
And Then You Had been Gone is a recent story about bullying.
Nina single-handedly raises Sophie, a quiet studious little one who has a life-long good friend in Nick. Sophie and Nick met in pre-school and remained associates. Although they each tried to increase their friendship circles whereas at college, they at all times got here again collectively.
It is not uncommon information that negotiating the teenage years might be extraordinarily arduous and on this story Sophie suffered terribly by the hands of bullies. Whereas Nina and Nick each tried to assist Sophie, in the end she selected her personal survival strategies.
The story is written primarily in diary and letter format—Sophie’s diary entries and Nina’s letters to her daughter. In locations there’s a pure overlap between how every one noticed an occasion or expertise and there was a small repetition. Nina is a profitable author and a part of Sophie’s story includes the books and characters that Nina has written. I don’t want to say extra about this and spoil the story for others.
Bullying actually is a horrible factor and is at all times unhappy to examine, whereas elevating consciousness of the topic is essential, particularly amongst youngsters.
Ebook Description:
Nina, a well-liked fantasy creator, maintains a reclusive existence. Except for Nina’s work, her major focus is her daughter, Sophie.
Incessant bullying at college and a public, mortifying falling out with one other lady sparks a downward spiral in Sophie’s emotional state.
Nina watches helplessly as her daughter seems to be unable to maneuver previous this unlucky occasion. Nina grows so consumed with Sophie’s struggling that she loses her need to jot down. How does one assist a teenage daughter in torment?
However then Nina has an thought—an unorthodox technique to assist her daughter. She goes to jot down a narrative—bringing in a particular character into Sophie’s life. Because the creator, Nina can management the end result of the story. Or can she?
As fiction and actuality blur, Nina realizes that issues have gotten out of hand. Is her story the blessing she hoped for or a curse she by no means anticipated?
Learn this riveting and hauntingly poignant story to search out out extra.
