Under Rose-Tainted Skies

"A love story set against the backdrop of debilitating mental illness. . . . Infused with humor, self-doubt, and, eventually, self-acceptance." -School Library Journal Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. While using a stick to snag grocery bags left on the porch, she meets Luke. He's sweet and funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Because of course he did.
As their friendship grows deeper, Norah fears she's being selfish. Doesn't Luke deserve a normal girl-one who isn't so screwed up?
Readers will fall in love with Norah in this deeply engaging portrait of a teen struggling to find the strength to face her demons.

About the author

Louise Gornall is YA aficionado, film nerd, junk food enthusiast, and rumored pink Power Ranger. Under Rose-Tainted Skies is her first novel, and she can be found on Twitter @Rock_andor_roll. She lives in England.  

Summary

“A love story set against the backdrop of debilitating mental illness. . . . Infused with humor, self-doubt, and, eventually, self-acceptance.” —School Library Journal   Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. While using a stick to snag grocery bags left on the porch, she meets Luke. He’s sweet and funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Because of course he did. 
As their friendship grows deeper, Norah fears she’s being selfish. Doesn’t Luke deserve a normal girl—one who isn’t so screwed up? 
Readers will fall in love with Norah in this deeply engaging portrait of a teen struggling to find the strength to face her demons.

Additional text

"...[Gornall's] managed to craft her own experience into fiction that is as engrossing as it is enlightening." –Bulletin   "Through Norah’s poetic internal monologue, Gornall, whose own experience with mental illness helped inform Norah’s story, provides an intimate glimpse into the mind of a young woman battling some very real demons." –Publishers Weekly   "A love story set against the backdrop of debilitating mental illness, this debut novel is a poignant work, infused with humor, self-doubt, and, eventually, self-acceptance." –School Library Journal

Product details

• Authors: Louise Gornall, Gornall Louise
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.01.2018
• EAN: 9781328742049
• ISBN: 978-1-328-74204-9
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 281 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Humorous / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Health & Daily Living / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Coming of Age *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Mental Illness *, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Disabilities