What No One Knows
Publisher: De Fontein
Food Isn’t the Only Thing Vaya and Jesse Are Fighting Against…
On eating disorders, grief, popularity and secrets
Author works in the mental health sector with teenagers on a daily basis
Dual narrative
Vaya and Jesse both suffer from eating disorders, each in their own way. While outsider Jesse is struggling to come to terms with the loss of his brother, popular Vaya is doing everything she can to hold on to her status. When they find out they share the same therapy group, they are very unhappy. But it turns out they have more in common than they thought…
‘Recognising you have a problem is so important, and it doesn’t mean you’re weak or unable to do something by yourself anymore. But it does set something in motion that can lead to help, a solution or at least an improvement .’ — Monica Haak
