Girl Alone
by Cathy Glass
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarydramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a moving biography, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
"When Joss came to me she was angry, upset and confused. At the age of nine, she returned home from school to find her father's lifeless body in the garage. Four years later she was still hurting. She was smoking cannabis, drinking alcohol, stealing, going missing and was in trouble with the police and at school. Time was running out and I was her last chance."--Page 4 of cover.
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- Author
- Cathy Glass
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 159
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- Open Library
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