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Ronan, who is 14 years old, has learned how to survive by being invisible. In his small rural town in Australia, he eats lunch alone, speaks little, and endures cruelty with quiet resignation.
Liam O’Connell, also 14 years old, is new—and already carrying much more pain than anyone can see. Orphaned at eight years old after a horrific car accident that killed his loving/wonderful/caring parents, trapped in an abusive home with a great-uncle, and never once chosen or noticed because he never had any friends growing up, Liam knows exactly what it means to be alone.
When Liam violently intervenes during one of Ronan’s worst moments, an unspoken bond forms between two boys the world has failed in different ways. What begins as protection grows into something deeper: trust, brotherhood, and the desperate hope of escape.
As bullying escalates and home becomes unbearable, Ronan and Liam make a choice—to run, together. Their journey leads them to Daylesford, where kindness replaces fear and healing comes slowly but truly real.
This is a coming-of-age story about survival, found family, and learning that home is not where you come from—but where you are finally safe.- Language:
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