Ellie's family couldn't be more different. They claim benefits and Mikey, who is training to be a chef at the pub he works, is the only one keeping them a float. Ellie is adamant that she didn't hear, or see anything as she was asleep at the time.Mikey, Karyn, their mum (a drunk) and younger sister live in a flat on an estate. Mikey, older brother to 15 year old Karyn who claims she was raped at a party by an older boy and Ellie, the younger sister of Tom, the boy accused of the crime, and the only person in the house when the 'crime took place'.

But while reading it, my partner asked me while I was smiling from ear to to ear, to which I told him 'you know when you've been waiting for something for so long, be it a game or a book or a TV program, and when you eventually get to read/watch/play it you hope and pray before that its as good as you wanted it to be? and then you read/play/watch it and all the fears you had before vanish because not only is it as good as you thought it would be, but better? well that's how I feel right now' Yeah.that says it allWarning: May contain spoilers This books is from two different prospective. Unfortunately it came out the year my little girl was born so I didn't have much time to haha. Everything about that book touched me, and when I heard about You Against Me I couldn't wait to read it. I remember first reading Before I Die and being moved to tears while on the bus to work. Let me first start of by saying that I had been waiting to read this book for what seems like years, even though in reality its only been 2.

Before i die jenny downham summary