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The Glass Girl

(A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick)

Kathleen Glasgow author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oneworld Publications

Published:1st Oct '24

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   ‘Nothing short of a modern masterpiece. Amber Smith, bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be    “A must-read.” Laura Nowlin, bestselling author of If He Had Been with Me   The story of a teenage girl on the brink, and the bumpy road back to recovery.    Bella is at breaking point. Everyone in her life needs something from her, and there’s only one thing that dulls the pain.   Alcohol smooths the sharp edges and makes things so much easier. When Bella drinks, she doesn’t feel heartbroken over her ex. Or caught in the middle of her parents’ divorce. Or overcome with grief for her grandmother.   But one night changes everything. When she awakes in hospital with no memory of what happened, it’s time to face reality. And for Bella, that means rehab and the bumpy road to recovery.  

‘Stunning in every sense of the word.’ Josh Silver, author of HappyHead

‘Raw, powerful - and utterly brilliant.’ Ravena Guron, author of This Book Kills

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‘So perfect it leaves you speechless.’ Amy Beashel


'In true Kathleen Glasgow fashion, not only will this book absolutely wreck you in the best way possible, but it will open up conversations about something bigger.' Cosmopolitan 
'Deeply moving in its portrayal of pain and the lengths people will go to in order to escape it. Stunning in every sense of the word.' Josh Silver, author of HappyHead
'Shatteringly powerful, The Glass Girl is raw and honest and real. A must read.' Louisa Reid, author of Gloves Off

'We need books like this. It helps, of course, when they are also beautifully written... A gorgeous, important book.' Irish Times

ISBN: 9780861544271

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 33mm

Weight: unknown

464 pages