Losing Adam
by Adrienne Clarke
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Pub Date Apr 05 2018 | Archive Date Mar 19 2019
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Description
Silver Medal Winner - YA category in the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY).
What happens when the person you love most in the world suddenly becomes a stranger?
Adam and Jenny's world is falling apart. Their dream of attending college together away from home quickly becomes a nightmare when Adam begins hearing the voice of the Snow Queen. Adam's startling transformation from popular drama student into a withdrawn, suspicious stranger leaves Jenny frightened and confused. How can the person she loves most in the world suddenly become someone she doesn't recognize? As Adam drifts farther and farther away into the Snow Queen's mysterious world of ice and snow, Jenny believes she must fight to bring him back or risk losing him forever.
Vividly narrated by Adam and Jenny, the struggle to understand the impact of Adam's mental illness, forces both characters on a journey of self-discovery that leads to understanding about life's uncertainty, the power of first love and the pain of letting go. Drawing on elements of The Snow Queen fairy tale, Losing Adam is a unique combination of drama and romance.
Losing Adam is available for purchase in print and ebook formats.
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Cristie U, Book Trade Professional
Great read. The author wrote a story that was interesting and moved at a pace that kept me engaged. The characters were easy to invest in.
Pat P, Reviewer
This story has a deep dark side along with a fairy tale.
Adam is starting college and is into drama and stage plays. He is very intelligent and comes from a nice home with a strict father. He meets Jenny and loves her from the moment he sets eyes on her. She is going to the same college and they make great plans together for when they both finally leave home. Then Adam life gets completely turned around when he starts hearing voices, in particular the voice of the Snow Queen. His whole demeanor changes and he seems to turn away from Jenny who is both hurt and mystified.
This story takes us on Adam's sad and troubling journey, his diagnosis and how it completely changed him.
Jo H, Librarian
It starts out as an average teen romance but then turns very real as the subject of mental illness is portrayed. An important book that realistically captures how loved ones have to deal with a disease that we still don’t know much about. I’ve had to deal with this in my own life and I really appreciate how this author was careful yet precise on how she describes what Adam is going through. It was painful for me to read (some parts) because my son didn’t survive his battle. I really hope this book gets the attention it deserves. The opportunity to open any dialogue is priceless. Thank you for this book.
Alanna P, Reviewer
Losing Adam was a beautiful story about a terrifying mental illness. The story is told from Adam and Jenny's points of view as they begin their college life together and Adam is taken by Schizophrenia. The story shows the struggle Adam faces as he tries to figure out what is real and what is not. Jenny his girlfriend since 9th grade sees the changes in him but does not know what is happening. When Adam confides in her about hearing voices Jenny agrees to not tell anyone. We even get a glimpse at what the parents go through as well. This book tries to help us understand a little bit of what someone suffering from this devastating disease can experience.