Harriet Williams, Amy Pond's and Rory Williams second child, who has grown up, hearing tales about the madman with a box, but never seemed to believed them. She knows she is somehow different, but always tries to forget the possibilities why. Until one day, when a tall, handsome, young looking man, with a blue box, comes and tips her life upside down.

Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.