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Solo

Author Alyssa Brugman

Alone at night in the bush, alone with her demons - what will this city girl discover about herself and her place in the world? An intense story of psychological struggle, from an acclaimed writer of YA fiction.&#39;Solo drew me in, and involved me totally. Alyssa Brugman breaks your heart and makes you smile - almost at the same time.&#39; Maureen McCarthy&#39;Mackenzie&#39;s voice is tough, but poignant too. You want to hang around to the very last word to make sure she&#39;s okay.&#39;    Melina MarchettaI thought about Callum first. I imagined his face from every angle. Him smiling at me over some shared joke, one that I&#39;d instigated, shocking him into a delighted laugh - tipping the balance in my favour just for an instant.    Then ugly, perverse thoughts barged in like bullies. All those thoughts I&#39;d pushed aside, dammed, saw their opportunity to attack with renewed vigour. Out here there wasn&#39;t a thing to distract me. That was the whole idea of going solo, wasn&#39;t it? I wondered if isolation could send you mad. But I was already nutty, so maybe it would send me sane.After yet another outburst, Mackenzie is sent to a Wilderness camp - 24 hours alone in the Australian bush - to confront her past, her family and her demons. That&#39;s when things start to unravel ...

Author Alyssa Brugman

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