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Something Like Normal
- Author
- Trish Doller
- Narrator
- Chris Gains
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 25 June 2026
- Run Time
- 5 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother's stolen his girlfriend and car, and the nightmares of his best friend getting killed keep him completely spooked. But when he runs into Harper, a girl who despises him for rumors Travis started back in middle school, life actually starts looking up. And as he and Harper see more of each other, he falls deeper in love with her and begins to find his way through the family meltdown, the post-traumatic stress and the possibility of a interesting future. His sense of humor, sense of his own strength and incredible sense of honor make Travis an irresistible and eminently loveable hero in this fantastic and timely debut novel.
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Details
- Author
- Trish Doller
- Narrator
- Chris Gains
- Duration
- 5 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9781547620623
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Something Like Normal by Trish Doller, read by Chris Gains When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother's stolen his girlfriend and car, and the nightmares of his best friend getting killed keep him completely spooked. But when he runs into Harper, a girl who despises him for rumors Travis started back in middle school, life actually starts looking up. And as he and Harper see more of each other, he falls deeper in love with her and begins to find his way through the family meltdown, the post-traumatic stress and the possibility of a interesting future. His sense of humor, sense of his own strength and incredible sense of honor make Travis an irresistible and eminently loveable hero in this fantastic and timely debut novel.
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