A Monster by Violet ~ Paperback ~ Laura Wake

Violet Kale has fallen out of love with life she hasn t even got the desire to dream. A dissolute figure, she drifts along with her friend Lisa (mother of a baby daughter Maria), reluctant to take responsibility for anything except her own pleasure. Then on a whim she steals Maria away after a 3-day drug and alcohol binge, heading on a journey to a new land, and seeing in the child a chance of a new future, and a hope for salvation."Author BiographyLaura grew up in the suburbs of London and spent most of her time on rollerblades. She finished school, went to Mallorca to get a job on a boat, then went to Italy and became a ski instructor. After seven years teaching skiing, snowboarding, and English around the world, she decided to do a degree, and started writing. Since then she has completed her first novel A Monster by Violet which won several writing prizes, and is currently working on a second novel. She teaches Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University and for the Workers' Educational Association. Laura lives in Sheffield with her partner, two cats, and a free ranging rabbit. When she's not writing or reading, she goes running in the Peak District and works out the desk time at her local boxing gym. A Monster by Violet Release Date Australia: November 10th, 2016