First Friday-Five Favorite Things – Far From You
by Tess Sharpe
This past Friday, August 1, Marcy and I posted our answers to Tess’s debut novel, Far From You. Today, you get to read Tess’s favorite’s. She’s obviously given a lot of thought to her answers, which isn’t surprising since the novel addresses so many thought-provoking topics.
This past Friday, August 1, Marcy and I posted our answers to Tess’s debut novel, Far From You. Today, you get to read Tess’s favorite’s. She’s obviously given a lot of thought to her answers, which isn’t surprising since the novel addresses so many thought-provoking topics.
1) What is your favorite line or
paragraph from the novel as it relates to the main character’s development
and/or growth?
paragraph from the novel as it relates to the main character’s development
and/or growth?
Near the end
of the book, Trev and Sophie burn Mina’s diary along the shore of the lake, and
it includes a paragraph about how Sophie views love and her heart that I’ve
always been very fond of:
of the book, Trev and Sophie burn Mina’s diary along the shore of the lake, and
it includes a paragraph about how Sophie views love and her heart that I’ve
always been very fond of:
“But my
heart isn’t simple or straightforward. It’s a complicated mess of wants and
needs, boys and girls: soft, rough and everything in between, an ever-shifting
precipice from which to fall.”
heart isn’t simple or straightforward. It’s a complicated mess of wants and
needs, boys and girls: soft, rough and everything in between, an ever-shifting
precipice from which to fall.”
2)
What is your favorite chapter ending or cliffhanger?
What is your favorite chapter ending or cliffhanger?
“No help comes.
It’s just her and me.
Mina’s skin gets colder by the
minute.
minute.
I still don’t let her go.”
As you
can tell, I’m kind of into misery.
can tell, I’m kind of into misery.
3)
Who is your favorite secondary character and why?
Who is your favorite secondary character and why?
I
really love Aunt Macy. If I ever write the girl detective books I have in the
back of my head, Macy will definitely be making some guest appearances in them.
really love Aunt Macy. If I ever write the girl detective books I have in the
back of my head, Macy will definitely be making some guest appearances in them.
I’m a
big fan of including extended family into my teen character’s lives, because I
had a lot of official and unofficial aunts and uncles growing up, and they had
such a great influence on me.
big fan of including extended family into my teen character’s lives, because I
had a lot of official and unofficial aunts and uncles growing up, and they had
such a great influence on me.
4)
What is your favorite line or paragraph of description?
What is your favorite line or paragraph of description?
It’s
actually one that is not in the book anymore! Harper’s Bluff, where the book
takes place, is based on a town in my home county. And the downtown setup is
super weird. We have the county jail and the police station on one side of the
main street, and directly across the street, a liquor store and a smoke shop.
When I described this in the book, my copy editor asked, “Maybe we should
change this? This seems a little unrealistic.” I changed it, but little did she
know, it was based on real life!
actually one that is not in the book anymore! Harper’s Bluff, where the book
takes place, is based on a town in my home county. And the downtown setup is
super weird. We have the county jail and the police station on one side of the
main street, and directly across the street, a liquor store and a smoke shop.
When I described this in the book, my copy editor asked, “Maybe we should
change this? This seems a little unrealistic.” I changed it, but little did she
know, it was based on real life!
5)
What is your favorite line of dialogue?
What is your favorite line of dialogue?
Sophie
and Mina’s confrontation in the girl’s bathroom, after Mina has tried to set
Sophie up with Trev is one of my favorite scenes in the book, but also contains
my favorite piece of dialogue, which is:
and Mina’s confrontation in the girl’s bathroom, after Mina has tried to set
Sophie up with Trev is one of my favorite scenes in the book, but also contains
my favorite piece of dialogue, which is:
“I’ll choose you. No matter how
hard it is. No matter what people say. I’ll choose you. It’s up to you to
choose me back.”
hard it is. No matter what people say. I’ll choose you. It’s up to you to
choose me back.”
I love
this not only because it sums their relationship up very well, but it’s the
first time Sophie has really stood up for herself in a very overt way.
this not only because it sums their relationship up very well, but it’s the
first time Sophie has really stood up for herself in a very overt way.
Congratulations Tess on your debut novel. We can’t wait to read your next book!
To read more about Tess Sharpe’s debut
YA novel Far From You please go to: