Far From You

Tess Sharpe

Feb 2019 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Tess Sharpe

About this audiobook

Sophie Winters nearly died. Twice. The first time, she's fourteen, and escapes a near-fatal car accident with scars, a bum leg, and an addiction to Oxy that'll take years to kick. The second time, she's seventeen, and it's no accident. Sophie and her best friend Mina are confronted by a masked man in the woods. Sophie survives, but Mina is not so lucky. When the cops deem Mina's murder a drug deal gone wrong, casting partial blame on Sophie, no one will believe the truth: Sophie has been clean for months, and it was Mina who led her into the woods that night for a meeting shrouded in mystery. After a forced stint in rehab, Sophie returns home to a chilly new reality. Mina's brother won't speak to her, her parents fear she'll relapse, old friends have become enemies, and Sophie has to learn how to live without her other half. To make matters worse, no one is looking in the right places and Sophie must search for Mina's murderer on her own. But with every step, Sophie comes closer to revealing all: about herself, about Mina-and about the secret they shared.

Ratings and reviews

Not all mysteries are solved with answers. Usually timeline jumps in fiction can be a real disservice to the story, but Sharpe shows us as she goes along that, in order to understand who we are today, we need very specific glimpses into who we've been. Furthermore, the importance of understanding addiction through the lens of small choices and big traumas cannot be understated. Easily devoured, shelved with difficulty. Thank you, Tess.

About the author

Born in a backwoods cabin to a pair of punk rockers, Tess Sharpe grew up in rural California. Following an internship with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, she studied theater at Southern Oregon University before abandoning the stage for the professional kitchen. Visit her online at tess-sharpe.com.