Girl in Pieces

By: Kathleen Glasgow

Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kathleen Glasgow

Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

Georgia Peach Book Award

For fans of Girl, Interrupted, Thirteen Reasons Why, and All the Bright Places comes a novel Nicola Yoon, author of Everything, Everything, calls "a haunting, beautiful, and necessary book that will stay with you long after you've read the last page".

Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At 17 she's already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she's learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don't have to think about your father and the river. 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 before you can find your way back from the edge.

A deeply moving portrait of a girl in a world that owes her nothing, and has taken so much, and the journey she undergoes to put herself back together. Kathleen Glasgow's debut is heartbreakingly real and unflinchingly honest. It's a story you won't be able to look away from.

Includes an author's note read by the author.

"Equal parts keen-eyed empathy, stark candor, and terrible beauty. This book is why we read stories: to experience what it's like to survive the unsurvivable; to find light in the darkest night." (Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King)

"Raw, visceral, and starkly beautiful, with writing that is at times transcendent in its brilliance.... An unforgettable story of trauma and resilience." (Kerry Kletter, author of The First Time She Drowned)

"A breathtakingly written book about pain and hard-won healing.... I want every girl to read Girl in Pieces." (Kara Thomas, author of The Darkest Corners)

“A Girl, Interrupted for a new generation.... The story of the mad girl is ultimately a story about being a girl in a mad world, how it breaks us into pieces and how we glue ourselves back together." (Melissa Febos, author of Whip Smart and Abandon Me)

“Dark, frank, and tender, Girl in Pieces keeps the reader electrified for its entire journey. You’re so uncertain if Charlie will heal, so fully immersed in hoping she does.” (Michelle Wildgen, author of Bread and Butter and You’re Not You)

"Girl in Pieces has the breath of life; every character in it is fully alive. Charlie Davis' complexities are drawn with great understanding and subtlety." (Charles Baxter, author of National Book Award finalist The Feast of Love)

©2016 Kathleen Glasgow (P)2016 Listening Library

Critic reviews

A New York Times Bestseller

An Amelia Bloomer Project Award Selection

A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens

“Girl, Interrupted meets Speak.”—Refinery29

“A dark yet powerful read.”—Paste Magazine

“One of the most affecting novels we have read.”—Goop

Older teen/young adult/early 20's

What made the experience of listening to Girl in Pieces the most enjoyable?

I was hooked! I couldn't save this book just for my commute and found myself listening to it up until I went to bed. Very catching storyline and the way it is read makes it feel like a movie. If you like Girl Interrupted or The Bell Jar, you will love this!

FU****G Angelic ❤️

I wish I could give this book more then 5 stars. It is amazing. It is real. It is raw. It is hopeful. When someone can read anything and actually picture in their minds eye what is being said/written like a movie, that's definitely a very very powerful book. This book left me feeling hopeful (on a personal level), I could relate. I didn't want to pause this book for one second! I will absolutely be listening to this book again, as well as buying the actual book. I will (and already have been) referring this book to anyone I think would absolutely fall in love with it, as I have. It has definitely left me wanting to know what Charlie's next chapter in her life will be. As well as ALL of the amazing people, you really get to know and can relate to, on some level. I could probably go on about how much I "felt" this book.... Forever. However I'll leave it at this:
If you are looking for a book that is relatable, in some ways more then others. A book that you will be able to find HOPE & happiness in. A book that is real, raw and amazing. Then this is the book for you.

AMAZING

this book is amazing. it's a book that shows all the layers. I would reccomend this book(:

Totally Worth a Credit

This was a really good book. It was not perfect but it was a really nice story with great narration. It could have gotten depressing at times but it would take you right to the edge and then turn things around in a way that had me cheering. I very much enjoyed this book and can whole heartedly recommend others listen to it as well.

A book like this needed to be written

The most tragically beautiful coming of age story of a girl struggling with self harm, drugs and alcohol. It was chilling and riveting and so relatable. Fantastic book that I will be reading again. Highly recommend to anyone who likes good books. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The narration related the story quite well.

Amazingly eye opening!

Written with such heartbreaking truth and insight. (I love the addition of resources at the end.) This book makes me want to share my pain by reaching out. I also realize now that I cannot even begin to fathom the depths of pain a lot of people are experiencing. I will never look and judge again.

just beautiful and relatable.

this story touches places and reawakens thoughts and moments we have all experienced in some way

Strong beautifully written

What a powerful story. The narrator has made the story come alive.
Masterfully written.. dealing with an often overlooked issue so many young people suffer from.

My review !

I really liked it, something’s can be triggering and it’s very deep. But it works on recovery in the end.

Simply beautiful.

I loved this book so much. I am someone that has struggled with self harm and suicidal thoughts; and I’ve been in and out of psychiatric hospitals. Reading this book reminded me that I’m not the only one that struggles with mental health. I’m not alone. I have never related so much to a character in a story before. Reading this book made me feel like there is someone out there that understands everything I’ve gone through, because they’ve been through it too. The ups and downs of Charlie’s story really touched my heart. I know she’s a fictional character, but her story isn’t fictional. I’m her story, and there are so so many more young girls that are also her story. We are not alone.