CROSSING THE LINE
(Ford Street)
by Dianne Bates
Orphaned then abandoned by long-term foster carers, teenager Sophie lives with Amy and Matt. For a long time and unknown to others, Sophie has been self-mutilating: more recently she has been in therapy. Concerned about Sophie's increasing depression, the doctor admits her to a hospital. There Sophie is placed in an adolescent ward where she forms tentative relationships with other troubled teenagers and begins sessions with psychiatrist, Helen Marshall. However, the doctor crosses the patient-therapist line, but so too does Sophie ...
This is a moving and sensitive story on the topic of self-harm which is
prevalent in high schools around the country.
The book also deals with obsession and stalking.
"A profoundly sensitive exploration of emotional agony . . . an engrossing read." Elizabeth Fensham
"Drama, pathos, nail-biting stuff - this is Dianne Bates at her best."
Margaret Clark
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