Northern Heights

By: Helen Barrow

North East England, August 2000, Barbara Singleton is twelve years old and in love with another girl. She is also obese and the subject of a brutal bullying campaign. Seeing no other options, this gentle child takes drastic action to end her torment.

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North East England, August 2000,
An overweight twelve year old girl, Barbara is the victim of a brutal bullying campaign. Desperate to find a way out of her torment, she makes the ultimate sacrifice.

Over a decade later,
Over a decade later, Nicola Dixon is struggling with life. The victim of her manager's relentless bullying tactics, this once vivacious woman's confidence is in ruins.
Encouraged by a blossoming new relationship, she has the chance to regain the resilience and self-belief that were taken from her, but that journey will force her to confront her fears and put right the mistakes of her past.

Has Nicola got the courage and grace to take back control of her life? Can she use her strength to help others? Even those who have hurt her?

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