Blurb
Hope is struggling in life.
Her parents torment her, her friends don't value her, and the anxiety within is cutting through to the surface.
Second Reality is a tale about a young girl who faces her fears in discovering her true self.
Hope is re-born into an abusive home, with no memory of her true life and her destiny to help those in need.
Since living through a trauma much like those she had meant to protect, could she still be a hero?
This novel explores topics such as sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, physical violence, self harm and suicide. It is inspired by personal experiences and as such may be triggering for some readers.
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Why Read Harder Now?
Harder writes with the intention to create conversation, and to extend a sense of friendship through the pages.
These characters are there for each other, and they can be there for you too!
About the Author
If we haven’t met yet… I’m a thriller novelist with an anxiety disorder.
I research and explore wellness to help myself and others.
I write with the intention to create conversation, and to extend a sense of friendship through the pages.
Stacey Harder
I grew up with little money, surrounded by mental illness, addicts and chaos.
- Friends
- Guardians
- Loves
Connections I longed for as a child were created within the pages of my book.
These characters were there when I needed them.
They were there for each other and they can be there for you too.
I'm happy you're here.
The art of storytelling can be a tool for insight to create change within the lives of ourselves and others. My novel (and writing to come) includes perspectives on mental health and wellbeing brought to you by the characters within.
Itis my goal to create friends who fill the void for those in waiting for a new connection to cross their path. Reality (life) is a gift, but it is unpredictable and sometimes harsh. I’d like to suggest that our imagination is a second reality; the place we can come to when reality sucks.
Literature is my self-care
I’m a sensitive human, and I have deep emotions. I once thought that it was a weakness, I was told it was a flaw.
Now I know it is a gift, and it is my strength.
As a person with an anxiety disorder, a heart arrhythmia and chronic gut issues; self-care is crucial to my quality of life and longevity. I am filled with love when I think of the characters within my work, and sometimes those of other authors, because they provide a gateway into self-care.
This gateway bypasses mental blockers like insecurity and shame, which can naturally arise from the critical thinking parts of our brain. Our imagination is a world free from the pressures of society – anything goes – and so insecurity and shame can be shed more easily in this space.
I am curious about what it means to engage concepts of wellness into my everyday consumption/entertainment. Following this concept, I believe a new reality of positive change can grow around us and from within. One method is via the art of storytelling/ writing. We can create the things we lack, the things we need, and I’d like to start with my debut novel Second Reality.
You can follow my work via Facebook, TikTok or here on the Read Harder Now website.
The Writer
I want to share my secrets with you. So let me introduce myself here, a little better than maybe I had before.
The Publisher
Founded in 2006 and based in London, Cambridge, New York and Sharjah, Austin Macauley Publishers is an independent publishing house, bringing the book in you to the people you want to share it with.
The Novel
This novel explores topics such as sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, physical violence, self harm and suicide. It is inspired by personal experiences and as such may be triggering for some readers.
Second Reality by Stacey Harder
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