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"On my 18th birthday, I gained three privileges: the joy of legal adulthood, the right to vote in an election (which I never actually used, because it seemed there weren’t any elections going on, for once), and the ability to buy a plane ticket for myself. Although all three were wonderful things, the third was my favourite."
Sophie Glavin has just turned 18, and with high school finally finished she is forced to make a decision. Unhappy with her life at home, she uses her savings to visit her grandparents in England, who agree to let her live with them. Sophie's life is finally looking up, but when old friends come to visit she'll need to re-evaluate her new home, and everything she has left behind. One thing is for sure, Sophie is about to find out that life isn't easy wherever you run.