A Fresh Start: A Perfect Life is Just One Step Away

by Alex Gutteridge

Teenager Chloe longs for a perfect life, one where she fits in, where Mum truly loves her and she isn't forced to torture the piano any more. Above all she longs for the day when Lewis Absolutely Gorgeous Grant, the boy who every girl in school wants to date, is totally and besottedly hers. On a visit to the shopping centre Chloe bumps into Lou, her double from a parallel world. On the surface, their lives are the same, except Lou’s version is so much better. She has everything which Chloe craves; the clothes, the confidence, and most importantly, the adoration of Lewis. When Lou suggests that they swap lives for a while, Chloe jumps at the chance. But when things don’t go according to plan, Chloe begins to wonder if Lou had another reason for wanting the swap. And she’s forced to confront the question she never thought she’d have to is her so-called perfect life really all it’s cracked up to be?

131 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 2, 2020

About the author

Alex Gutteridge is the author of 12 children’s books. Her work includes humorous young fiction, stories for reluctant readers and YA novels. Her book Oven Chips for Tea was broadcast on the radio and her 2013 novel, Last Chance Angel, was short-listed for eight awards including the Romantic Novelists’ Book Award in the young adult category. She has had two picture books published in South Korea and her latest YA novel, No Going Back, published by Templar Books was commended at the Sheffield Book Awards and won the Northamptonshire Children's Choice Book Award.

Alex was born and brought up in Leicestershire where she still lives. An only child she spent a lot of time making up stories inside her head and sometimes getting into trouble for that! Her first book was based on an old Leicestershire legend about a highwayman and his wife and nearly all of Alex's books have been submitted as unsolicited manuscripts.

Alex is currently working on another YA novel and has just completed some young fiction and an adult romance.

Alex occasionally blogs about her writing inspirations at alexgutteridge.blogspot.co.uk
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