Audrey wears sunglasses all the time. Night-time. Rainy days. Inside while watching TV. Her sunglasses make her feel safe, and Audrey really needs to feel safe. A very "unpleasant incident" happened earlier in the year and as a result she now has an anxiety disorder. She and Dr. Sarah are making steady progress. Then, Linus comes along offering to "talk" by passing notes to each other through her four-year old brother. Soon, she's feeling safe enough to venture outside for the first time in months. Linus and Audrey's connection push her recovery forward. Is it enough? Or, maybe too much?
Sophie Kinsella's books just make me smile and even giggle. Her characters deal with the crazy world like real people with joy, caution, excitment, and humor. Okay, hiding behind sunglasses doesn't seem that "real," but it's actually ingenious. Audrey discovered a coping strategy that really helped her. Infused with humor, charged with tenderness and deepened by authentic relationships, Finding Audrey is the best young adult book I've read in a long, long time.
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