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A review by kba76
Fierce Fragile Hearts by Sara Barnard
4.0
One of those books that felt like coming back to a familiar friend, though everything had moved on a little.
A couple of years on Suzanne is now 19, still very much in the process of recovery and just about to start living alone. She gets a bedsit in Brighton and returns to the place that made her so happy, though her best friends Rosie and Caddy are about to leave for university.
The actual situation Suzanne is in is upsetting, but not unfamiliar to many. It was mildly amusing to see her going through the process of learning to be independent, but I still felt rage at what she had been through at the hands of her family.
I was fascinated by the way Barnard wrote about the therapeutic relationship, and the after-effects of trauma. It all felt far too intense at times, and the ins and outs of the story didn’t always appeal as much as I’d hoped they would. However, Matt has to go down as one of the loveliest characters I’ve read about for a while, and I have a new soft spot for Dilys.
I’m very grateful to NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for my thoughts, and I can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy to pass on to those I know who loved Beautiful Broken Things.
A couple of years on Suzanne is now 19, still very much in the process of recovery and just about to start living alone. She gets a bedsit in Brighton and returns to the place that made her so happy, though her best friends Rosie and Caddy are about to leave for university.
The actual situation Suzanne is in is upsetting, but not unfamiliar to many. It was mildly amusing to see her going through the process of learning to be independent, but I still felt rage at what she had been through at the hands of her family.
I was fascinated by the way Barnard wrote about the therapeutic relationship, and the after-effects of trauma. It all felt far too intense at times, and the ins and outs of the story didn’t always appeal as much as I’d hoped they would. However, Matt has to go down as one of the loveliest characters I’ve read about for a while, and I have a new soft spot for Dilys.
I’m very grateful to NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for my thoughts, and I can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy to pass on to those I know who loved Beautiful Broken Things.