Split - Swati Avasthi
Category: General Fiction
Narrator: Joshua Swanson
Tags: General Fiction, Novel, Teen & Young Adult, Contemporary
Sixteen-year-old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his fathers fist), $3.84, and a secret. He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and a new job, but all his changes cant make him forget what he left behind his mother, who is still trapped with his dad, and his ex-girlfriend, who is keeping his secret. At least so far. Worst of all, Jace realizes that if he really wants to move forward, he may first have to do what scares him most: He may have to go back. First-time novelist Swati Avasthi has created a riveting and remarkably nuanced portrait of what happens after. After youve said enough, after youve run, after youve made the split how do you begin to live again? Readers wont be able to put this intense page-turner down.
