If You Go Away

Elizabeth's childhood should have been idyllic. As the 1960s give way to the 1970s, she is an over-anxious only child growing up in a pleasant part of suburban London. She is close to her parents but struggles in relationships with her peers; until she meets Ryan. Love turns to obsession and Elizabeth's life spirals dangerously out of control. Elizabeth's story will guide you through life in London - the suburban culture of young people at a time when teenagers rebelled against their parents' old-school attitudes. The much loved transport system in London is enveloped into everyday life as if a bystander; a place of refuge from the grey of a typical London working day. Punctuated by sunlit holidays in Cornwall and the emerging culture shock of Punk, Kathryn's writing will transport you there with an often troubled and brutally honest tale of life and love.