The Other Me
Genre: YA Contemporary/LGBT
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Publisher: Harmony Ink Press
216 pages
Description:
Fifteen-year-old Treasa Prescott thinks she's an alien. She doesn't fit in with the preppy South African private school crowd and feels claustrophobic in her own skin. Treasa is worried she might spend life as a social pariah when she meets Gabriel du Preez. Gabriel plays the piano better than Beethoven, has a black belt in karate, and would look good wearing a garbage bag. Treasa thinks he's perfect. It might even be love, as long as Gabriel doesn't find out she's a freak.
As Treasa spends time with Gabriel, she realizes she might not love him as much as she wants to be him, and that the reason she feels uncomfortable in her skin might have less to do with extra-terrestrial origins and more to do with being born in the wrong body.
But Gabriel is not the perfect boy Treasa imagines. He harbors dark secrets and self-destructive tendencies. Still, Treasa might be able to accept Gabriel's baggage if he can accept who she longs to be.
Praise for The Other Me:
“The Other Me is a story that will stay with me for a long time. This is what YA should be and Van Rooyen has that uncanny ability to wedge you inside the heads of her characters where you will feel all their pain, love, joy and sorrow. I cannot recommend this book enough if you’re looking for a story that will challenge your preconceptions.” – Nerine, You Gotta Read Reviews
“This book is a great new contemporary read, so different from everything else that’s out there, and it is brilliant! Suzanne van Rooyen does a brilliant job of crafting a story that is not only entertaining and engaging, but interesting and unique too.”– Myra, Pieces of Whimsy
“I
loved Suzanne Van Rooyen’s writing style. It made reading her words so
easy. Her characters came across as incredibly real. Add all of that
into the uniqueness of the stories subject and The Other Me turned out
to be a book that I absolutely loved. So much in fact that I would love
to read more of these characters.” – Tracey, YA Book Addict“
Suzanne
is a tattooed story-teller and peanut-butter addict from South Africa.
She currently lives in Finland and finds the cold, dark forests nothing
if not inspiring. Although she has a Master’s degree in music, Suzanne
prefers conjuring strange worlds and creating quirky characters. When
not writing you can find her teaching dance and music to
middle-schoolers or playing in the snow with her shiba inu. She is rep’d by Jordy Albert of the Booker Albert Agency.
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