NATÁLIA GOMES has an MLitt in Scottish Literature & Creative Writing and an MEd in Education. Inspired by her experiences as a special education coordinator in a public school district in the US, Natália started writing fiction with a focus on mental health among young adults. Her debut novel Dear Charlie is endorsed by Amnesty International and was longlisted for the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award.
Natália currently lives in Scotland with her chocolate labrador Charlie, and is completing a PhD in English Studies.
If you want to get in touch, follow Natália on Twitter @nd_gomes and on Instagram @ndgomes
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Ebook Edition © May 2019 ISBN: 9780008291853
This book is dedicated to the numerous campaigns
and charities that challenge us on how we think
and speak about sexual violence and bullying.
#WeAreNotOkay Songlist
DAUGHTER–Youth
CIVIL WARS & TAYLOR SWIFT–Safe & Sound
JOY WILLIAMS–Don’t Let Me Down
GABRIELLE APLIN–Please Don’t Say You Love Me
PHOEBE BRIDGERS–Georgia
FOXES–Devil Side
CHVRCHES–The Mother We Share
STAVES–Make it Holy
BROODS–Worth the Fight
LANA DEL REY–Love
PHOEBE BRIDGERS–Smoke Signals
JAPANESE HOUSE–Face Like Thunder
LORDE–Yellow Flicker Beat
DAUGHTER–Home
BIRDY–Wild Horses
PHOEBE BRIDGERS–Motion Sickness
BROODS–Heartlines
THE WIND AND THE WAVE–It’s a Longer Road to California Than I Thought
SMITH & THELL–Statues
BIRDY–Wings
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