Sex, Lies and Family Ties by Sarah J Graham
By
1970, nineteen-year-old Carol has begun to finally make sense of her life. She
rides a motorbike, drinks cider and has smoked her first joint, and experienced
danger - and on the day that Jim dies, Carol Hopcraft dances a jig in Mrs.
Hamilton's hallway. When she learns of Jim's death, all the pain of the past
floods back to haunt her.
Her
friend Jacqueline, whom she has relied on for so long, now has life-changing
issues as she comes to terms with her own sexuality. Mad Frankie offers her the
use of his van for the great rescue, his friendship and more. Meanwhile, Carol
has to face up to the emotions bubbling back home, the constant jabbing and
feinting between the teenager and her mother that has far more sinister roots
than her friends imagine.
And
another Jim's death - that of Jimi Hendrix - hangs over her like a dark cloud.
Running
along with this is a series of cameos from Carol's past, from the days of
innocence through to the time she lost her childhood and learned to grow up
fast. Despite its dark subject matter this is also a story tinged with the wry
humour of a young woman taking control of her own destiny.
Cover
art by Steve
Upham.
Only
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