Girl in Pieces
Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At eighteen she's already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. But she's learned how to forget it. The thick glass of a mason jar cuts deep and the pain washes out the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don't have to think about your father and the...
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Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At eighteen she's already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. But she's learned how to forget it. The thick glass of a mason jar cuts deep and the pain washes out the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don't have to think about your father and the bridge. Your best friend who is gone forever. Or your mother who has nothing left to give you.
Every new scar hardens Charlie's heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen to find your way back from the edge.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781460751053 (1460751051)
Publish date: 2016-09
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Pages no: 406
Edition language: English
I'm going to dare to reveal a bit of myself in this review because it absolutely affected my reading.I had the early reader’s copy for this brilliant book for a few years before I could bring myself to read all the way through it, and I even started it once and couldn’t continue, shelving it for at ...
This was definitely a YA book, but it's one of those that adults would like as well. While I am a little squeamish with the subject as a whole, the book only implies the subject and looks back at the history. And, of course, the thoughts as Charlie contemplates doing it again.This book really delved...