‘It was the strong emotional connection that made this book so interesting’
Finding Audrey follows 14–year–old Audrey, a girl whose anxiety is now disrupting her daily life. Although she is now staying at home waiting for the new year of school to start, she refuses to remove her sunglasses, preferring to have them on than engage in eye contact. After being viciously bullied she now shuts herself up at home, only going out to see Doctor Sarah, who is starting to help Audrey make steady progress. Thanks to the friendship of her brother and her brother’s friend Linus, Audrey learns to grow as a person.
Looking at that brief synopsis you would think that Audrey and Linus have a whirlwind romance. That is partly true, but this book deals more with online addiction and anxiety disorders. We not only follow Audrey’s recovery from anxiety, but also her character development thanks to her relationships with Linus, her parents and brothers. On the advice of Doctor Sarah, Audrey documents her everyday life so that we see more than a third person view of Audrey. It is as though we are watching things from her point of view and listening to the raw honesty and truth this presents.
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