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|title=Rise
|author=Karen Campbell
|publisher=Bloomsbury
|date=March 2015
|website=http://www.karencampbell.co.uk/
|summary=A runaway alights in the middle of nowhere and collides with the lives of those in a remote Scottish village - accidents, ancient history and modern violence coalesce in a tale that draws its primary strength from the characters and the writing. Might take a while but this one should draw you in eventually.
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Justine is running for her life. She's had enough of being someone else's property, of being subjected to the kind of love that has seen her tattooed and owned and beaten and rented out to others to earn her keep. So she's taken what isn't hers, but then was never actually his either, and she's packed a bag, waited until he is drunk-enough asleep not to hear her say goodbye to the dog, and has left.
This is what Justine crashes into when she stumbles off the bus in the middle of nowhere.
More specifically she stumbles into the lives of Michael and Hannah, and their two children: Euan – victim of a hit and run – and the adorable Ross. I loved Ross to bits, but felt that he came over more like a four or five year old than the alleged seven years given by the author. Still, his His innocence is a great foil for the stupidity of the adults around him.
Justine isn't going to get away with her theft, but more than that, she's not going to get away with anything she's ever done. She keeps looking over her shoulder, waiting for her former lover to find her.
