An amazing , thought provoking book , both funny and sad . Some of the emotions and ideas revealed give an insight into why a seventeen year old girl might leave home and the safety it represents .
This is what happens to Saffron when she discovers that her father has lied about what happened to her mother ten years ago . She is hurt and bitter over what she discovers , particularly with her father .
Packing a huge bag she leaves home , fully expecting her best friend Tom will put her up . Unfortunately he can't and Saffron finds herself sleeping under a bridge with other homeless people.
Now she has entered a world full of shadows. Saffron is beginning to know how hard life can be as one of societies unwanted . Some people she meets are kind , wise and helpful .Others are not . Life becomes darker . Will Tom come to her rescue ? He has his own problems to face . Can the shadows surrounding them ever become lighter ?
This is what happens to Saffron when she discovers that her father has lied about what happened to her mother ten years ago . She is hurt and bitter over what she discovers , particularly with her father .
Packing a huge bag she leaves home , fully expecting her best friend Tom will put her up . Unfortunately he can't and Saffron finds herself sleeping under a bridge with other homeless people.
Now she has entered a world full of shadows. Saffron is beginning to know how hard life can be as one of societies unwanted . Some people she meets are kind , wise and helpful .Others are not . Life becomes darker . Will Tom come to her rescue ? He has his own problems to face . Can the shadows surrounding them ever become lighter ?