A DIFFERENT LIFE
'As with the best novels, I did not want this story to end'
The Times
Lois Keith
£5.99
Libby Starling can't wait for the school trip to come. But waht is she going to wear? Will Cleo ignore her again? And what about quiet, confident Jesse - will he notice her at last?
A week later it is impossible for Libby to believe that this was all she had to worry about. because after the school trip, everything changed.
After a swim in the sea, Libby becomes mysteriously ill. Everyone seems to know what's best for her - doctors, physiotherapists, parents, the headteacher. Libby realises that she must choose what is important to her now. She learns how to be strong and, with the help of those who love her, she starts to live a new, different life...
Lois Keith
has been writing seriously for the last five years. She is the editor of Mustn't Grumble: Writing by Disabled Women, which won the Mind Book of the Year Award, and is a contributor to Encounters with Strangers: Feminism and Disability edited by Jenny Morris. As well as writing she runs creative writing workshops and teaches English part-time. She actively supports the campaign for civil rights for disabled people. She lives in London with her partner and their two teenage daughters.