Girl in Pieces
ISBN 9781780749457
Product Description Charlie Davis Is In Pieces. At Seventeen She’S Already Lost More Than Most People Lose In A Lifetime. But She’S Learned How To Forget It Through Cutting; The Pain Washes Out The Sorrow Until There Is Nothing But Calm. She Doesn T Have To Think About Her Father Or What Happened Under The Bridge. Her Best Friend Ellis Who Is Gone Forever. Or The Mother Who Has Nothing Left To Give Her.
Kicked Out Of A Special Treatment Center When Her Insurance Runs Out Charlie Finds Herself In The Bright And Wild Landscape Of Tucson Arizona Where She Begins The Unthinkable: The Long Journey Of Putting Herself Back Together. Review Glasgow’S Poetic Writing Brings Charlie’S Mind To Life As She Tries To Find A Path To Recovery. ―Independent Girl Interrupted Meets Speak. ―Refinery29‘Vivid…A Difficult Challenging But Important Read.’ ―The School Librarian‘Intimate And Gritty…Glasgow Mines The Darkness And Ultimately Offers The Glimmer Of Recovery’. ―Irish Times‘This Sharp And Beautiful Portrait Of Seventeen-Year-Old Charlie Davis Illuminates Not Only The Anxiety Of Youth But The Vulnerability And Terror Of Life In General..
Girl In Pieces Hurts My Heart In The Best Way Possible.’ ―Amanda Coplin Author Of The New York Times Bestseller The Orchardist A Haunting Beautiful And Necessary Book ―Nicola Yoon Author Of Everything Everything A Treasure Of A Novel.’ ―Swati Avasthi Author Of Split And Chasing Shadows Vivid Devastating And Beautifully Written. ―Julie Schumacher Author Of Black Box And Nyt Bestseller Dear Committee Members About The Author Kathleen Glasgow Lives In Tucson Arizona.
She Wrote The Majority Of This Book During Arts Fellowships And In All It Took Her Eight Years To Complete. It Is A Powerful And Personal Novel Which Addresses The Important Theme Of Teen Depression And Making A Life For Yourself.