Say Goodbye

Kate and Danny, at the end of their college courses, determine to try for places in drama schools. They are unsuccessful but are invited to join a touring street theatre group. Kate's mother, resenting Kate's refusal to go into a 'safe' building society job and her continuing friendship with the black Danny, decides to punish her by selling the family home. This book, third in the trilogy (Trouble with Vanessa and There's Always Danny), has all the positive qualities of its fellows: strong characterisation (Kate, in particular, changes and matures in a most believable way), punchy dialogue and a carefully structured storyline. Issues like prejudice and family relationships are clear-headedly explored and this would make a satisfying bookbox read for 3rd or possibly 4th year students.