Children's books: The Mark, The Light That Gets Lost
He had noticed her at school years previously as a total dropout and now regrets the task he has to perform. Soon however,the two youngsters find themselves on the run from her boyfriend Adam, who plans to use her as a sex-slave.
Jack and Rachel are polar opposites — he is intelligent and artistic, while she is both very needy and borderline mentally ill. Jack finds her dependence on him getting more irritating by the day and tries to push her towards finding a new life in London. The writer succeeds in convincing us of the strength of the developing bond between them as they desperately try to stay ahead of Adam and his gang.
