Here's another great debut novel, Split, by Swati Avasthi. I am so intrigued after reading what inspired Swati to write it.
16 year old Jace Witherspoon shows up on his brother's doorstep with a banged up face (courtesy of his father), $3.84 and a secret. He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and a new job, but all his changes can’t make him forget what he left behind—his mother, who is still trapped with his dad, and his ex-girlfriend, who is keeping his secret. Split is about what happens after--after you've said enough, after you've run, after you've made the Split.
What inspired Swati to write Split: "When I coordinated a domestic violence legal clinic, it became obvious to me as I listened to all those victims' stories that the escape is only the first step."
Publisher: Knopf
Date: March 9, 2010
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