Split

Despite having just been released yesterday, Swati Avasthi's debut novel, SPLIT, has already garnered much praise and attention for its intense and realistic portrayal of a teenage victim of domestic violence, and his struggles to rebuild his life after escaping from his destructive home.

In the opening of Swati Avasthi's debut novel, SPLIT, main character Jace Witherspoon finds himself in quite the predicament. He's just traveled over a thousand miles with nothing but three bucks in his pocket, a busted-up face, and the hope that the brother he hasn't seen in five years will take him in. You see, Jace is running away from home; specifically, after throwing a few punches of his own, he's running from the father who's abused him his entire life. Now all he wants to do is start over, but the big question is... how?