Distorted Perceptions

<p>Seventeen-year-old Lucy Ryman's world seems to be crashing in around her. Childhood sweetheart James McIntyre decides to trade her in - for an older model. She discovers a secret that could tear her eldest brother Matt's family apart. Her younger sister Sarah is out of control.</p><p> </p><p>And Lucy herself is drawn to Kev Tanner. In the words of Lucy's brother Danny: Apart from the minor detail of being married with two kids the guy is also a drunk a junkie and a pusher not to mention a complete psycho.</p><p> </p><p>And then there is Lucy's elder sister Catherine whose betrayal breaks Lucy's heart and makes life even more complicated.</p><p> </p><p>Set in the UK primarily in the 1980s the novel addresses important issues including: mental health and addiction; grief and loss; rape and sexual abuse. </p>