SuitabookLet the Light In
Jenny Downham, Louis Hill
- Reading
- Dual-narrative structure.
- Themes
- Grief and family strain: Leah and Charlie are struggling after their father’s death and wider family difficulties.
- Family responsibility: Leah takes on responsibility at home.
- Secrecy, unequal relationships, and risk: Leah becomes involved in a secret, risky relationship with a married man. Leah and Charlie's separate deceptions eventually collide.
- Financial hardship and risky choices: Charlie is drawn into a dangerous money-related situation. The story deals with financial hardship and coercive or risky choices.
- Community: The siblings' separate deceptions affect their community. The story deals with community support.
- Worth knowing
- Leah and Charlie struggle after their father's death.
- The siblings face wider family difficulties and family strain; Leah takes on responsibility at home.
- Charlie is drawn into a dangerous money-related situation, and the story includes mental-health difficulties.
- Leah is involved in a secret, risky relationship with a married man, while Charlie is drawn into a dangerous money-related situation.