Eighteen

<p>Arriving in a rain-swept city after a solo bus journey eighteen-year-old Talia's world breaks wide open. Soon she is chasing chickens telling bad jokes to a prospective boss fielding a roommate's insults about her décor all the while homesick for a place that never existed. Funny harsh touching and uniquely observant Talia speaks to the reader as if to a best friend.</p><p>In a chance encounter Talia meets George a young man whose passion for building sailboats sparks a conversation that leads to much more. When a sailing job takes George away to Mexico Talia struggles with ghosts from her troubled past until a growing faith in herself brings her to take a bold decision stepping into the unknown in a way she never has before.</p><p>Reminiscent of J.D. Salinger's <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em> and Colette's <em>Claudine</em> <em>Eighteen</em> is an intimate coming-of-age exploration of love friendship sexuality and self-discovery.</p>