Things We Have in Common
Things We Have in Common by Tasha Kavanagh is a novel published by MIRA in 2017, featuring 288 pages in English. The story centers on fifteen-year-old Yasmin Doner, who struggles with her identity as a social misfit, feeling isolated and misunderstood by her peers. Following the death of her father and her mother’s new relationship, Yasmin seeks solace in food and her obsession with Alice Taylor, a popular girl at school. As Yasmin becomes increasingly fixated on Alice, she notices a mysterious man watching her, leading her to believe that he poses a threat to Alice’s safety.
In this edition, readers will explore themes of friendship, obsession, and the complexities of adolescence. Yasmin’s journey unfolds as she attempts to navigate her feelings and the dynamics of her relationships, ultimately questioning her perceptions of both Alice and the stranger. The narrative delves into psychological suspense and coming-of-age elements, providing insight into Yasmin’s internal struggles and the lengths she will go to find belonging. This original edition invites readers to engage with Yasmin’s evolving understanding of friendship and the darker aspects of desire.
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Fifteen-year-old Yasmin Doner is a social misfit-obese, obsessive and deemed a freak by her peers at school. With her father dead and her mother in a new relationship, Yasmin yearns for a sense of belonging, finding comfort only in food and the fantasy of being close to Alice Taylor, a girl at school. Yasmin will do anything to become friends with pretty and popular Alice-even if Alice, like everyone else, thinks she’s a freak. When Yasmin notices a sinister-looking man watching Alice from the school fence, she sees a way of finally winning Alice’s affection-because how this stranger is staring is far more than just looking, it’s wanting. Because this stranger, Yasmin believes, is going to take Alice. Yasmin decides to find out more about this man so that when he does take Alice, Yasmin will be the only one who knows his name and where he lives…the only one who can save her. But as Yasmin discovers more about him, her affections begin to shift. Perhaps she was wrong about him. Perhaps she doesn’t need Alice after all. And then Alice vanishes.
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