The Places I’ve Cried in Public

Bourne, Holly

“Funny and sad, this book urges girls to know their own worth” – The Guardian

“Tackles abusive relationships with a compassionate and authentic voice” – The I

It looked like love.
It felt like love.
But this isn’t a love story.

Amelie fell hard for Reese. And she thought he loved her too. But she’s starting to realise that real love isn’t supposed to hurt like this.

So now she’s retracing their story, revisiting all the places he made her cry. Because if she works out what went wrong, perhaps she can finally learn how to get over him.

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