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"Gripping." "Scarily accurate." "Unputdownable." "Powerful." "Beautiful & shocking."
He was perfect. At first. The summer before senior year, seventeen-year-old Chloe thinks she's found the perfect boyfriend in Kieran, an aspiring actor, but he soon reveals a darker side to his charming quirks and carefree attitude. He's possessive, jealous and prone to violent fits of rageful blame. Chloe tries to help him but soon realizes that he is beyond her reach. She must get away from him, but Kieran will not let her go. Chloe faces the ultimate choice: save herself or save Kieran. This is a riveting, realistic story of a teen romance gone wrong, finding the courage to break free and the strength to survive.This novel was inspired by my own experience. I got involved in an abusive relationship and managed to get myself out of it after a year and a half or so, but it was difficult. This happened to me well into adulthood, but I wanted to write a book aimed at teenagers because the signs of an abuser are clear -- once you know what they are! Trouble is, no one tells you. Chloe's story lays out the red flags in a way that I hope is entertaining and suspenseful, as well as educational. I hope that sharing my story will help someone somewhere. The book is also available in Spanish: Chica al borde and as an audiobook in both English and Spanish.
Autoren-Porträt von Christina Hoag
Christina Hoag is a former journalist who has had her laptop searched by Colombian guerrillas, phone tapped in Venezuela, was suspected of drug trafficking in Guyana, hid under a car to evade Guatemalan soldiers, and posed as a nun to report from inside a Caracas jail. She has interviewed gang members, bank robbers, thieves and thugs in prisons, shantytowns and slums, not to forget billionaires and presidents, some of whom fall into the previous categories. Now she writes about such characters in her fiction. Christina's most recent work is Law of the Jungle, a psychological thriller (Better Than Starbucks Press). Her noir crime novel Skin of Tattoos was a finalist for the Silver Falchion Award for suspense, while her novel Girl on the Brink was named one of Suspense Magazine's best for young adults. She co-authored the nonfiction Peace in the Hood: Working with Gang Members to End the Violence (Turner Publishing), used as a textbook at University of California Los Angeles, University of Southern California and other academic institutions. She has had short stories and essays published in numerous anthologies and literary journals including Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Lunch Ticket, Shooter, Other Side of Hope and Toasted Cheese, and has won several awards.Christina is a former staff writer for the Miami Herald and Associated Press and reported from fourteen countries around Latin America for Time, Business Week, New York Times, Financial Times, Sunday Times of London, Houston Chronicle and other news outlets. A graduate cum laude of Boston University, she won two prizes from the New Jersey Press Association in her newspaper career. Born in New Zealand, Christina grew up as an expat in seven countries, arriving in the United States as a teenager. She now lives in Los Angeles, where she has taught creative writing at a maximum-security prison and to at-risk teen girls. She is a regular speaker at women's conferences, writing conferences and organizations, book clubs
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Bibliographische Angaben
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Autor:
Christina Hoag
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Altersempfehlung: 13 - 18 Jahre
- 2023, 1. Auflage, 254 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Three Jandals Press
- ISBN-10: 8987188760
- ISBN-13: 9798987188767
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2023
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