Splinters of Sunshine
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By Patrice Lawrence
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2 reviews
From the multi-award-winning author of Orangeboy, comes a YA road-trip mystery.
I pick up the envelope . . . As I rip down the sides, there’s loads of paper bursting out; stuck on flowers, dandelions, roses . . .
Spey recently received two surprises. The first: his ex-prisoner dad turning up unannounced, and the second: a mysterious package containing torn-up paper flowers.
Spey instantly recognises it as a collage he made with his old friend Dee, and decides she must be in danger, but there are no clues to her whereabouts. There’s only one person he knows who can help to track her down . . . On a road trip like no other, will Spey and his dad find Dee, before it’s too late? TweetReviews
Really enjoyed that part of this was set in Brighton. An emotive story with powerful exploration of exploitation and county lines.
Spey is out of his depth when faced with the unknown drug world, yet he was brave enough to probe his gut feeling and try to find his childhood friend, all on a flower album arriving out of the blue he remembered putting together as a young child. His tenacity is admirable. This is a book of hope as Spey, and his Dad and mates, do the right thing and don’t walk away when it would be so easy to do so.
