Anywhere but here, er en fortryllende historie om, hvordan man let kan føle sig fanget i sine omgivelser. Vores hovedperson er rædselsslagen for at gro fast i sin fødeby, og vi følger hans rejse for at bryde fri. Selvfølgelig er det ikke så let, som bare at flytte.
Det er en ret ukendt bog af en ukendt forfatter, men om ikke andet så nød jeg den utroligt meget. Den var morsomt, rørende og sørgelig. Mest af alt så kunne jeg relatere så meget, at det var helt smertefuldt mod enden.
Bogen er på engelsk, og da jeg ikke vil kaste mig ud i en oversættelse, så vil jeg give jer bagsiden i sin originale form
“Cole’s small town is a trap he’s determined to escape in this fresh and moving debut novel that balances loss with humor.
Ever since his mom died, Cole just feels stuck. His dad acts like a stranger, and Lauren, his picture-perfect girlfriend of two years, doesn’t understand him anymore. He can’t ditch his dad, so Cole breaks up with Lauren. She doesn’t take the news very well, and Cole’s best friend won’t get off his case about it.
Now more than ever, Cole wants to graduate and leave his small, suffocating town. And everything is going according to plan—until Cole discovers the one secret that could keep him there…forever.”
Cecilie Birkshøj 