This Strange New Life

Eleven year old Johnnie's world turns upside down when her two older brothers are diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). From being her strong, dependable heroes they become weak, bedridden and completely dependant.

Suddenly, family life as she knows it changes completely yet she must struggle to grow up and find her way all the same.

This is a moving novel about the realities of coping and living with CFS and its relentless hold on sufferers and their families. It is also about the emotional confusion of growing up, changing and feeling the onset of responsibility as adulthood approaches. An extremely powerful and ultimately, uplifting read.