![]() ![]() Jess and Nicu meet properly when they end up on a community service programme. ![]() ![]() Equally vile is the treatment of Jess and her mother by Jess’ step-father, a daily trauma Jess is desperate to hide and desperate to escape from. Nicu is an immigrant but also a Roma Gypsy and the actions of the school bullies towards him are vile. Nicu and Jess may be at the same school but couldn’t be further apart when it comes to their backgrounds. And as the world around them grows more hostile, the only safe place Jess and Nicu have is with each other. As they grow closer, their secrets surface like bruises. But he wants to work hard, do better, stay here. His parents are planning his marriage to a girl he’s never met back home in Romania. He’s all big eyes and ill-fitting clothes, eager as a puppy, even when they’re picking up litter in the park for community service. We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan & Brian Conaghan ![]()
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