Rose by Any Other Name

Rose wants to be alone but instead she’s on a road trip of discovery with her mother. This is a warm, generous novel big on family dynamics and a rich portrait of a feisty young girl facing up to love, loss and life’s big issues.

“Don’tcha just hate the way you get caught up in stuff without really wanting to? You make a wrong move, and before you know it you’re in some weird scene that isn’t you but … how do you get out of it? Maybe you lied, maybe you stole, maybe you betrayed your closest friend. It happens. Yeah. Then it goes a bit further, and suddenly you’re one of those jerks you hate because … you can’t be trusted.”

Rose is all packed up. She’s got a van full of petrol and a stack of CDs. She’s got a surfboard in the back and a secret that won’t go away. But that’s okay. She also has enough attitude to light up the night sky.

Then her mother decides to come along … and Rose’s road trip takes an unplanned U-turn, straight to the heart of last summer.