Agent: Kate Schafer Testerman, kt literary. Doller avoids politicization of the war, and she addresses post-traumatic stress disorder with honesty and a light touch, making Travis's experience both personal and relatable. External roadblocks (notably Travis's ex, Paige, who is as intent on infidelity now as she was when they were dating) threaten Travis's and Harper's romance, but Travis's struggle to understand the ways in which the war has transformed him and how to ask for help offers the most tension. Travis's attempt to overcome his guilt and grief over losing his friend lends dimension to what is an otherwise simple love story. Trish Doller, Something like Normal 16 likes Like Welcome home. Float Plan by Trish Doller After a reminder goes off for the Caribbean sailing trip Anna was supposed to take with her fianc, she impulsively goes to sea in the sailboat he left her, intending to complete the voyage alone. I’ve never slept with this girl, but she was the first I remember wanting. Trish Doller Doller’s YA books include Something Like Normal, Where The Stars Still Shine, Start Here, and more. While processing all of this, he meets Harper, a girl whose reputation he destroyed years ago, and the two slowly start to connect. Trish Doller, Something like Normal 93 likes Like He was the person all of us should be, but most of us arent. Trish Doller, Something like Normal 19 likes Like Her green eyes meet mine in the Guinness mirror behind the bar and it feels like all the air has been sucked out of the room. Travis is home in southwest Florida, on leave from Afghanistan and dealing with the death of his best friend and fellow soldier Charlie, the breakup of his parents' marriage, and his girlfriend having left him for his brother.
Doller debuts with a timely novel that carves new ground out of the saturated teen romance and post-war trauma genres.
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