The Breakdown

B. A. Paris is a British author who writes psychological thrillers. His debut novel, Behind Closed Doors, was an instant bestseller and was followed by The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, and Lie To Me. Paris’s novels are known for their twists and turns, and for keeping readers guessing until the very end.

This series of work will explore the theme of identity and how it is constructed through language. Each piece will focus on a different aspect of identity, such as family, culture, religion, and nationality. By examining how language is used to create and communicate identity, we can better understand the complex and often contradictory ways that identity is experienced.

In the first book of the series, The Breakdown, it’s the summer of 2006 and London is in the grip of a heatwave. Fifteen-year-old Becca is struggling to cope with the death of her mother, and her father’s drinking. When she meets a boy called Nathan, she starts to believe that things might get better. But Nathan is hiding a dark secret, and when Becca finds out what it is, her world is turned upside down.

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