Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

The Way I Used to Be

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The Way I Used to Be

A New York Times bestseller!

In the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary debut novel shares the unforgettable story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault.

Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didnâ€™t change who she was. But the night her brotherâ€™s best friend rapes her, Edenâ€™s world capsizes.

What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once lovedâ€”who she once lovedâ€”she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows sheâ€™s supposed to tell someone what happened but she canâ€™t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be.

Told in four partsâ€”freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior yearâ€”this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young womanâ€™s strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, and while learning to embrace a power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart.

Country	USA
Author	Amber Smith
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781481449373
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Margaret K. McElderry Books
Manufacturer	Margaret K. McElderry Books
NumberOfPages	384
PublicationDate	2016-03-22
Publisher	Margaret K. McElderry Books
ReleaseDate	2016-03-22
Studio	Margaret K. McElderry Books

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