"You can't really choose what happens to you
And when it all changes you see that
Maybe, just maybe, the rest of them
are Not so different after all"
You’re Not Alone is set at a Girl’s High School in Mumbai and woven around a group of 14 - 16 year old girls who are friends in the same circle but feel disconnected and alienated from one another. Over the course of the novel the fourteen protagonists find that they are a lot more alike than they could have ever known. Solidarity and ties that bind within the group and their families, see them through their trials and tribulations. Feeling alienated as teenagers, coming to terms with change, pressure and trying to fit in are some of the issues the girls together as friends overcome leading each of them to saviour their relationships with a fresh perspective and hope through these turbulent years.
Nityasya Belapurkar is a high school student in Mumbai and her book is a reflection of a teenager’s life in the city. You are Not Alone is a compelling and fascinating narrative based on Realism, remarkable story-telling intertwined with humour and suspense.
Paperback Edition
ISBN: 9789185765218
Price: Rs. 350/-
Genre: YA Fiction
Publisher: Bombadil Publishing
Bombadil Publishing is a youth-to-youth publishing house, founded in Sweden in 2007. The company focuses on youth reading habits with egalitarian values, giving young people a voice, regardless of colour, creed and social background.
Nityasya Belapurkar is represented by the Sherna Khambatta Literary Agency.
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