Kathleen Glasgow

Charlotte 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. 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.

«Tutto quello che si rompe, comprese le persone, si può aggiustare. Ecco come la penso io.» A soli diciassette anni, Charlotte Davis ha già trovato un rimedio per calmare la sofferenza che prova. Per non pensare all'amato padre che ormai non è più con lei, per non pensare alla sua migliore amica che l'ha lasciata, per non pensare a una madre che da molto tempo non la capisce, a Charlie basta avere a portata di mano un pezzo di vetro. Un coccio di bottiglia, un gesto secco, un taglio sulla pelle: e dentro si fa largo una specie di sollievo. Charlie è ricoverata in un istituto psichiatrico di St. Paul, nel Minnesota, un microcosmo abitato da altre ragazze come lei, ragazze sole, ognuna un mondo da decifrare, ognuna intrappolata in un diverso dolore. Boccioli di donne ancora troppo chiusi, duri, terrorizzati dall'aprirsi alla vita, sprovvisti di misure di difesa e dunque trascinati via dalla corrente dell'autolesionismo. Le ragazze tra di loro si prendono in giro, si raccontano, immaginano il futuro, c'è chi vorrebbe uscire di lì e chi invece vuole restare al riparo di quelle mura. Charlie, al momento delle dimissioni, non sa dove andare, dato che la madre non la vuole con sé. Sarà allora nella lontana Arizona, dove il sole è rovente e un amico l'aspetta, che potrà provare a riconquistare uno spazio di gioia e nuovi progetti. Il lavoro in una tavola calda e certi inattesi incontri sono linfa benefica, ma quel suo debole entusiasmo viene deluso in fretta: per ricominciare davvero, allora, cosa serve? E poi ci sono io è una storia viscerale, aspra e dolce come i diciassette anni di Charlie, un romanzo che parla di adolescenza con onestà, guardando dritto negli occhi di chi pensa di non farcela e crede di essere destinato a scivolare per sempre; è una storia fatta di cadute, improvvise speranze e ripartenze, che ci ricorda quello che siamo stati e quale coraggio serve per riprendere la strada.

Here is what happens when your mother dies. It’s the brightest day of summer and it’s dark outside. It’s dark in your house, dark in your room, and dark in your heart. You feel like the darkness is going to split you apart. That’s how it feels for Tiger. It’s always been Tiger and her mother against the world. Then, on a day like any other, Tiger’s mother dies. And now it’s Tiger, alone. Here is how you learn to make friends with the dark.

Enter Iris Adams, Alice's tutor. Iris has her own reasons for wanting to disappear, though unlike Alice, she doesn't have the money or the means. That could be changed by the hefty reward Brooke's grandmother is offering to anyone who can share information about her granddaughter's whereabouts. The police are convinced Steve is the culprit, but Alice isn't so sure, and with Iris on her side, she just might be able to prove her theory. In order to get the reward and prove Steve's innocence, they need to figure out who killed Brooke Donovan. And luckily Alice has exactly what they need--the complete works of Agatha Christie. If there's anyone that can teach the girls how to solve a mystery it's the master herself. But the town of Castle Cove holds many secrets, and Alice and Iris have no idea how much danger they're about to walk into.

How do you solve a murder? Follow the lessons of the master—Agatha Christie! Iris and Alice find themselves in the middle of another Castle Cove mystery in the sequel to New York Times bestseller The Agathas, by powerhouse authors Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson. Alice Ogilvie and Iris Adams became the talk of Castle Cove when they cracked the biggest case of the fall: the death of Brooke Donovan. Together, the Agathas put Brooke's killer away for good, and since then things around town have been almost back to normal. Quiet, even. But if Alice and Iris know anything, it's that sometimes quiet is just the calm before the storm. The truth is, Brooke's disappearance wasn't the first mystery to rock Castle Cove, and it won't be the last. So when their school dance at the infamous Levy Castle—the site of film starlet Mona Moody's unsolved death back in the 1940s—is interrupted by a violent assault, Iris and Alice pull out their murder boards and get back to work. To understand the present, sometimes you need to look into the past. And if the Agathas want a chance at solving their new case, that's exactly where they'll need to start digging. Only, what they uncover might very well kill them.

Everyone in fifteen-year-old Bella’s life needs something from her. Her mom needs her to help around the house; her dad needs her to not make waves; her ex needs her to not be so much. The only person who never needed anything from her was her grandmother—and now she’s dead. There’s only one thing that dulls the pressure: alcohol. Vodka, beer, peppermint schnapps—alcohol smooths the sharp edges of Bella’s life. And what’s the big deal? Everyone drinks. Besides, Bella can stop whenever she wants. But after she gets blackout drunk at a Thanksgiving party and wakes up in the hospital, it’s time to face reality. And for Bella, reality means rehab.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a breathtaking story about a town, its tragedies, and the quiet beauty of everyday life. For all of Emory's life she's been told who she is. In town she's the rich one--the great-great-granddaughter of the mill's founder. At school she's hot Maddie Ward's younger sister. And at home, she's the good one, her stoner older brother Joey's babysitter. Everything was turned on its head, though, when she and Joey were in the car accident that killed Candy MontClaire. The car accident that revealed just how bad Joey's drug habit was. Four months later, Emmy's junior year is starting, Joey is home from rehab, and the entire town of Mill Haven is still reeling from the accident. Everyone's telling Emmy who she is, but so much has changed, how can she be the same person? Or was she ever that person at all? Mill Haven wants everyone to live one story, but Emmy's beginning to see that people are more than they appear. Her brother, who might not be cured, the popular guy who lives next door, and most of all, many ghostie addicts who haunt the edges of the town. People spend so much time telling her who she is--it might be time to decide for herself. Inspired by the American classic Our Town, You'd Be Home Now is Kathleen Glasgow's glorious modern story of a town and the secret lives people live there. And the story of a girl, figuring out life in all its pain and beauty and struggle and joy.