“I want to be famous!” is the cry often heard in schools, when the subject of careers comes up.

I often wonder what the appeal of fame is.

To be in the public eye and under media scrutiny must be very wearing. But I suppose to many teenagers, the attraction is that fame equates to their peers’ acceptance, approval and acclamation. They believe it will give them worth – not recognising they are already of inestimable value.

By the time those teenagers are my age, if they look back over their life, I wonder who they will think of with gratitude.

A teacher who inspired them?

A nurse who cared for them when they were sick and vulnerable?

A friend who went the extra mile?

Their parents and family?

Or a popstar?

Hmm, well, time will tell.

Of course, not all teenagers want to be famous. Some hate to be the centre of attention and spend their teenage years keeping well out of the limelight.

At the start of ‘Daffodil and the Thin Place’, one such teenager who courts anonymity, is Daffodil  but  it’s hard not to stand out when you find yourself in a 19th century world with 21st century knowledge and experience.  Does she find her true value by the end of the story? Find out here