![]() ![]() I particularly loved the many short passages which made the reader jump from one place to another and were so poetic and poignant that I had to keep photographing them and texting them to Eden Riley, a master, when she puts her mind to it, of poetic, raw, heart-felt writing and poetry herself.Īuthor Kathleen Glasgow take us inside the head and the cut and scarred arms and body of Charlie, whose life is so desp erately broken and full of pain. Glasgow’s writing is exquisite, testament to the nine years and fourteen drafts to reach publishing stage. Indeed, once I was in the thick of it, I was unable to put the book down and had to completely ignore things like dinner, dishes, washing and children – sorry family. Such a haunting and very hard read, but one that, as a mother of girls and a teacher of girls, I felt compelled to read. ‘Girl in Pieces’is one of the most affecting YA novels I’ve read in a long time…raw, unnerving and breathtaking beautiful. It means that you occupy a small space in the very real and very large canyon of people who suffer from depression or mental illness.” It means you are struggling to get our of a very dangerous mess in your mind and heart and this is your coping mechanism. ![]() In the authors notes at the conclusion Glasgow writes: “Self-harming is the deliberate act of cutting, burning, poking, or otherwise marring your skin as a way to cope with emotional turmoil…Self-harm is not a grab for attention. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen to find your way back from the edge. Every new scar hardens Charlie’s heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. Or your mother who has nothing left to give you. You don’t have to think about your father and the bridge. The thick glass of a mason jar cuts deep and the pain washes out the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. A teen, she’s already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. A ‘Girl, Interrupted’ for a new generation.Ĭharlotte Davis is in pieces. ‘Girl in Pieces’is a deeply moving portrait of pain and survival. Cover design, book design in general, is all-important and Colpoys has nailed it with ‘Girl in Pieces’. We live in an age which is visually rich and cover design is our first interaction with a book, setting us up for the writing within. Don’t tell me that cover design is a mere afterthought and that young people (and all of us!) shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Of course, once you realise that this is the story of a young girl who cuts her body, deeply and with intent, the threads and the sewn lines of the title on the cover take on a much more visceral meaning. Allison Colpoys has created a cover that you want to stroke, a cover that draws you in and makes you need to know what the ‘pieces’ are. It was the cover that suckered me in first. Age Range: Young Adult (upper young adult – 15 years +, please check check for suitability) adult crossover.Ĭlick on cover images or title links to purchase. Themes: self-half, PTSD suicide depression anxiety mental health addiction alcoholism drug addiction therapy recovery family friends community.
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