Set in the modern day, but spanning back to the 1800s, this is a stunning new departure for Steve Potts. Abigail is under pressure at school and at home, so it's little wonder that she drifts off into daydreams. But soon the daydreams become more vivid than the actual life she is living. (One dream in particular keeps recurring: and this is how we meet Morag, a girl living in the Scottish Isles, who is kidnapped and taken to London, where she is forced into a life of drudgery.) Eventually, Abigail's parents decide she needs help: Abigail is put on a course of medication, and slowly begins to forget who she really is...This is a gripping historical adventure, partly set in the modern day, and is both sensitive and thoughtful - as well as a real page turner. Writing doesn't get better than this.
Abigail daydreams, a lot. Her daydreaming gets in the way of school though and often she sees herself as other people, living their lives. When it interferes with school her teachers suggest her parents get her help, but the help is stifiling her, making her less of herself. What can she do to control all of this.
It's interesting, an interesting opening for some discussions on mental illness and the treatment of it and creativity. Not sure that it gives a good message though, for some people the drugs work.
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