The motivations behind the letter writers actions are pretty weak and having to read chapter after chapter of the main characters internal monologues of what a shit person she is and how everything was her fault when no reasonable person could possibly draw that conclusion was just tedious as were the pages of her crapping on about the lessons she’s learnt despite her clearly not having taken on anything. I have no idea what the point of having her run into the Tania character was.

Zero character growth, implausible motivations and repetitive I’ve storytelling really let this book down.

2 young girls, victims of broken homes, alcoholic mothers, abusive fathers.
Their school lives are very different however. One is the victim of the most viscious bullying, even being nearly drowned. The other is part of the gang. Although she is nothing like leader Tanya, she never steps in to help their victims either.
When both women grow up their lives have gone separate ways.
Stella is a teacher, seeing Wade, is happy until she starts receiving threatening letters through the post. It leads to her having to face up to things from her past she'd rather forget.
All through the book you arent sure which girl is which and what secrets are being kept hidden.
It shows how damaging bullying can be, and thats before the age of technology arrived. Should you feel guilty about your behaviour as part of a gang in your youth. Does being young excuse cruelty?
This book will make you ponder those questions.
A great read, and I'll be looking for more from this author.