Another debut YA novel comes from author Kristina McBride.The Tension of Opposites was just released by Egmont USA, and I asked Kristina to give us a summary and tell us what inspired her to write the book.
It’s been two years since Noelle disappeared. Two years since her bike was discovered, sprawled on a sidewalk. Two years of silence, of worry, of fear.
For those two long years, her best friend Tessa has waited, living her own life in a state of suspended animation. Because how can she allow herself to enjoy a normal high school life if Noelle can’t? How dare she have other friends, go to dances, date boys, without knowing what happened to the girl she thought she would share everything with?
And then one day, someone calls Noelle’s house. She’s alive.
A haunting psychological thriller taken straight from the headlines, The Tension of Opposites is a striking debut that explores the emotional aftermath of a kidnapping on the victim and on the people she left behind.
What inspired you to write this book?
One day while my daughter was napping, I watched an episode of Oprah where she was interviewing a young man who had recently been found after being kidnapped four years earlier. I was captivated by his story, and in awe of the strength it must have taken for him to survive the ordeal. Soon after, the voice of Tessa started speaking to me. (I know this whole “speaking to me” comment makes me sound a little crazy, but that’s how my creative process works!)
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