The Space Between, by Jenny Porter
In rural Queensland, Alex O’Brien has always been the dutiful Catholic child with a future planned by others. But when Alex leaves home for St. Bernadette’s College in Brisbane, distance brings questions that faith and family never prepared them for.
Drawn to new friends who live with fearless honesty, Alex begins to see that discomfort may not come from inadequacy—but from being seen as someone they’re not. A single reckless choice shatters the life Alex has been building, sending them home to Warrawong and into the humbling work of starting over.
At a homeless shelter filled with people remaking themselves from the ruins, Alex learns that courage isn’t about perfection—it’s about truth. Between who they were and who they’re becoming lies the space where grace takes root.
The Space Between is a tender, hopeful story about identity, faith, and finding the language to live as your truest self.
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