What a spoilt brat! I really disliked the main character. The author managed to capture the emotions of a truely troubled teen. Basically making it all about them!
Saffron, aged 17, discovers that her Dad has been lying to her for over 10 years, and that her Mum didn't die, but in actual fact, is still very much alive. She sets off on a mission to find her mum; leaving home, thinking that her friend Tom will put her up until she finds her Mum. Saffron's not keen to listen to her Dad to find out the facts, and like all teenagers, thinks she knows best. Unfortunately, or as it turns out in the long run, fortunately, for her, Saffrons mission is thwarted right from the start. Tom, due to issues of his own, is unable to let her stay, so Saffron ends up sleeping rough and hanging out with the local homeless neighbourhood. This brings a whole load of other problems her way too. It also makes Saffron wake up and realise that her life isn't all that bad! Lots of other things happen and we find out what's really going on with Tom too, and eventually Saffron learns a life lesson.
This was an ok read, I was really getting annoyed with Saffron, and like I said the author did well to portray her as a typical "woe is me" teen; selfish and self-centred.
The main theme though was to highlight the issues surrounding homelessness, how life destroying being homeless can be, and how quickly it can spiral out of control.
Saffron, aged 17, discovers that her Dad has been lying to her for over 10 years, and that her Mum didn't die, but in actual fact, is still very much alive. She sets off on a mission to find her mum; leaving home, thinking that her friend Tom will put her up until she finds her Mum. Saffron's not keen to listen to her Dad to find out the facts, and like all teenagers, thinks she knows best. Unfortunately, or as it turns out in the long run, fortunately, for her, Saffrons mission is thwarted right from the start. Tom, due to issues of his own, is unable to let her stay, so Saffron ends up sleeping rough and hanging out with the local homeless neighbourhood. This brings a whole load of other problems her way too. It also makes Saffron wake up and realise that her life isn't all that bad! Lots of other things happen and we find out what's really going on with Tom too, and eventually Saffron learns a life lesson.
This was an ok read, I was really getting annoyed with Saffron, and like I said the author did well to portray her as a typical "woe is me" teen; selfish and self-centred.
The main theme though was to highlight the issues surrounding homelessness, how life destroying being homeless can be, and how quickly it can spiral out of control.