Open Wounds
by S.C. Farrow
Assaulted by her mother’s boyfriend, a fourteen-year-old girl longs to be loved by her teenage crush. An immigrant woman who fled her homeland is forced to travel across the country by the man who promised her a better life. An acutely sensitive eleven-year-old girl is despised by her fifth-grade teacher. A war veteran’s family falls apart as he combats the consequences of PTSD. An Anglican nun struggles to comfort a woman who’s been sentenced to the gallows. These people exist in different times and have vastly different lives, yet all of them suffer from the devastating effects of trauma.
Format: Short story collection
Age: Adult
Genre: Contemporary/Literature
Available: Ebook & Paperback
Pages: 94
Reflections & Reactions
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I absolutely LOVED - really, really loved - Open Wounds! Wow... this is the first fiction by S.C. Farrow that I have read and I am left wanting so much more. Every story in Open Wounds stirred up strong emotions in me and left me itching with questions.
Niki Langman@Goodreads - 23/07/2020
What struck me the most about this collection is the authenticity of the narratives. Farrow doesn't shy away from exploring the darker aspects of life. Instead, she dives headfirst into the complexities of human emotions, relationships, and the consequences of our choices.
Books Review@Goodreads - 03/09/2023