Drowning Instinct
Published on 28. February 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-78087-043-4 (ISBN)
Description
Jenna is sweet sixteen, the age when a girl is supposed to find her prince.
Instead she finds Mr Anderson - intelligent, handsome, married Mr Anderson, who just happens to be her chemistry teacher. With a dark past and a difficult family, Jenna is just happy to have someone to protect her, to worry about her, to love her.
But should she be suspicious of Mr Anderson's reputation for helping 'damaged' students? Why is the most popular girl in school suddenly jealous of her? And where is Mr Anderson's wife?
This is a love story that breaks all the rules, but that won't stop it breaking your heart.
Instead she finds Mr Anderson - intelligent, handsome, married Mr Anderson, who just happens to be her chemistry teacher. With a dark past and a difficult family, Jenna is just happy to have someone to protect her, to worry about her, to love her.
But should she be suspicious of Mr Anderson's reputation for helping 'damaged' students? Why is the most popular girl in school suddenly jealous of her? And where is Mr Anderson's wife?
This is a love story that breaks all the rules, but that won't stop it breaking your heart.
Reviews / Votes
'A novel of pain, desperation and romance that breaks all the rules. A brilliant read' Kiss magazine. * Kiss magazine * 'Compelling, thoughtful and beautifully written. I adored every word of it and I implore each and every one of you to go and read it' So Little Time For Reading. * So Little Time For Reading * 'Every page simmers with suspense, and the knowledge that something big is coming, something bad bubbling under the surface ... Jenna's story captivated me' The Bookbag. * Bookbag *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
223 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78087-043-4 (9781780870434)
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Person
Ilsa J. Bick is a child psychiatrist, a film scholar, a former Air Force major, and an award-winning, bestselling author of short stories, e-books, and novels. Her novel Ashes was published by Quercus in 2011. Ilsa lives with her family in rural Wisconsin.