This Heros Journey/Love Story could be used as a read aloud for a group of teens or as a recommendation for students approaching a transition (Secondary School or a new school). The main characters face challenges of new starts, friendships, loneliness, conflict and love.
Meredith takes the reader on a journey from growing up as a child in Samoa, studying Medicine in Aotearoa and balancing the life of a medical professional with commitments to whanau in Aotearoa and the Pacific. She gives insight to life as a junior doctor, as a young parent and touches on the guilt many parents experience when attempting to balance the demands of our professions with the deep love we have for those who raised us and our own tamariki. Through Meredith's words and stories we see a side of healthcare in Aotearoa that many of us will never see.