I wanted to make the pilot turn the plane around. I wanted to go back to my school. I didn't even know what Maidstone looked like. It sounded grey. Grey, dull and dreary. No music, no Castle, no Firth of Forth, no Lucy, no Helen, no saturdays into Princes Street on the bus for 1 pound, we get on for half... When Isla moves down with her parents from Scotland to England she instantly feels in an alien land. But then she meets Luke. Despite everything- Isla is a motor mouth, Luke more measured- slowly their friendship blossoms...and Isla finds that a boyfriend is not only great company, but he can also help soothe a deeper sorrow... Told in chapters alternating between Luke and Isla, Rhian Tracey helps to unravel the messy and confused relationships that are a big part of growing up.