We love hearing about debut authors, and have recently come across Alice Bliss, the new novel by Laura Harrington The book was released on July 15th and is about fifteen-year-old Alice, who has to come to terms with the fact that her father may not return from the war. Here's the synopsis...Alice Bliss is fifteen. She's smart, funny, and clever. Not afraid to stand up for the things she believes in. She also idolises her father and, when he leaves home to fight a war she doesn't believe in, Alice is distraught. She and her mother negotiate his absence as best they can -- waiting impatiently for his letters, throwing themselves into school and work respectively, bickering intermittently and, in Alice's case, falling for the boy next door -- but then they're told that he's missing in action and have to face up to the fact that he may never return.
Telling a story of love and loss, of grief and growing up, of family and friendship, Alice Bliss is a powerful, poignant portrayal of a young girl facing up to the unthinkable.
You can find out more about Laura Harrington and read an excerpt from Alice Bliss over at Laura's website.
