Here So Far Away

Award-winning author Hadley Dyer’s YA debut is smart, snarky, and emotionally gripping, about a rebellious cop’s daughter who falls in love with an older man, loses her best friend, and battles depression, all while trying to survive her last year of high school.

Feisty and fearless George Warren (given name: Frances, but no one calls her that) has never let life get too serious. Now that she’s about to be a senior, her plans include partying with her tight-knit group of friends and then getting the heck out of town after graduation.

But instead of owning her last year of high school, a fight with her best friend puts her on the outs of their social circle.  If that weren’t bad enough, George’s family has been facing hard times since her father, a police sergeant, got injured and might not be able to return to work, which puts George’s college plans in jeopardy.

So when George meets Francis, an older guy who shares her name and her affinity for sarcastic banter, she’s thrown. If she lets herself, she’ll fall recklessly, hopelessly in love. But because of Francis’s age, she tells no one—and ends up losing almost everything, including herself.

This is a gorgeous, atmospheric, and gut-wrenching novel that readers won’t soon forget.

• Forbidden First Love: He's an older man who shares her name and a love for sarcastic banter. Keeping their relationship a secret might cost George everything she has.
• Friendship Breakup: One explosive fight with her best friend, Lisa, leaves George on the outside of her social circle, forcing her to navigate her senior year completely alone.
• 90s Nostalgia: Set in 1992, this realistic story is filled with the angst and atmosphere of a time before cell phones, from late-night shack parties to the perfect mixtape.
• Family Drama: When her police sergeant father is seriously injured, George's future is thrown into chaos as her family faces financial hardship and emotional turmoil.
• Mental Health Representation: A raw and honest portrayal of a teen battling depression while trying to hold her fractured world together.