Victoria Prince

Victoria Prince is an author, writer, psychotherapist and Mental Health Advocate living in Oxford.

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The Other Side Of Snow

The Other Side Of Snow is an intimate portrayal of how much bigger life can be inside one’s mind than other people realise and the complicated emotions teenagers with mental illness can experience when trying to navigate school life and build and maintain relationships with friends and family. Also, it reaches into the tormented mind of a victim of sexual abuse incredibly to give the reader somewhat of an understanding of how the human mind processes abuse and how difficult it can be to reach out for help.

The Other Side Of Snow is set in the late 1970s in Wales.

Cathy Safari is not your average teenager – she must navigate the complexities of teen life while living within the ever-tightening spiral of her intrusive voices. When she is uprooted from Oxford to Wales a year after her grandma’s death, and because her granddad can’t look after himself, her life is turned upside down.

Now, in a new country, school, and social dynamics, she finds it difficult to make friends in a city where kids aren’t friendly and feel isolated at home. When her dad, Tacari, elopes with a woman he met at the bookies, Cathy’s mum, Elsie, meets Peter, and he soon becomes integral to their lives. But Peter has a dark and wicked side, and Cathy’s life is about to take a terrifying turn.

Tacari finally returns home. Not wanting to cause problems between her parents, Cathy carries the secret of what happened with Peter.

Cathy starts secondary school and meets Jay Brightman, a bright, popular, handsome boy in her maths class, on one of her Thursday visits to WH Smith. Jay becomes Cathy’s only real friend and eventually a boyfriend.

As Cathy navigates her new reality, she realises some secrets refuse to stay buried. Will Cathy be forced to reveal her secret and speak up for herself and others?

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