Ripples in the Water by Clare Matravers

Summary:

Sapphire Nord, a first year university student, is in trouble - BIG trouble and doesn't know what to do.

A friend suggests a possible solution - but it's drastic and has major consequences. What will Sapphire decide?

Her life is touched by tragedy, romance, an illness and faith before she encounters a mysterious woman with a huge secret - one that involves Sapphire, and will change her life forever...

A must-read work of contemporary fiction.

Book One in the Sapphire Series.