{"title":"Sophie Hardcastle","description":"\u003cp\u003eSophie Hardcastle's works traverse the delicate realms of \u003cem\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYoung Adult\u003c\/em\u003e, exploring themes of self-discovery, resilience, and the complexities of personal growth. Her narratives often intertwine rich character development with evocative settings, inviting readers to embark on heartfelt journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for introspection, Hardcastle's storytelling captures poignant moments of transformation and reflection. Whether delving into memoir-like introspections or crafting compelling fictional worlds, her books resonate with authenticity and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"below-deck-by-sophie-hardcastle-9781761065361","title":"Below Deck","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd then, just like that, a thought bubbles inside me. It's a beginning; a new beginning; my beginning. The beginning of the story I tell myself in order to survive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe choose to breathe, don't we?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-one-year-old Olivia hears the world in colour, but her life is mottled grey. Estranged from her parents, and living with her grandfather who is drowning in sadness, Oli faces the reality of life beyond university alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she wakes on a boat with no recollection of how she got there, she accepts the help of two strangers who change the course of her future forever. With Mac and Maggie, Oli learns to navigate a life upon open ocean and the world flowers into colours she's never seen before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFour years later, Oli, fluent in the language of the sea, is the only woman among men on a yacht delivery from Noumea to Auckland. In the darkness below deck, she learns that at sea, no one can hear you scream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving to London, Oli's life at sea is buried. When she meets Hugo, the wind changes, and her memories are dust blown into shapes. Reminding her of everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBelow Deck\u003c\/em\u003e is about the moments that haunt us, the moments that fan out like ripples through the deep. 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She was constantly tired, with no energy, no motivation and no sense of enjoyment for surfing, friends, conversations, movies, parties, family – for anything. Her hours became empty. And then, the month before she turned seventeen, that emptiness filled with an intense, unbearable sadness that made her scream and tear at her skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMisdiagnosed with chronic fatigue, then major depression, then temporal lobe epilepsy, she was finally told – three years, two suicide attempts and five hospital admissions later – that she had Bipolar 1 Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this honest and beautifully told memoir, Sophie lays bare her story of mental illness – of a teenage girl using drugs, alcohol and sex in an attempt to fix herself; of her family's anguish and her loss of self. 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