
During the summer of her GCSEs Kite's world falls apart Her best friend Dawn commits suicide after a long struggle with feeling under pressure to achieve Kite's dad takes her to the Lake District to give her time & space to grieve In London Kite is a confident girl at home in the noisy bustling city but in the countryside she feels vulnerable & disorientated Kite senses Dawn's spirit around her & is consumed by powerful confusing emotions
- anger guilt sadness & frustration all of which are locked inside It's not until she meets local boy Garth that Kite begins to open up
- talking to a stranger is easier somehow Kite deeply misses her friend & would do anything to speak to Dawn just once more to understand why Otherwise how can she ever say goodbye?A potent story about grief friendship acceptance & making your heart whole again