The Bruises We Can't See

The Bruises We Can't See is the story no one asked her to tell, because they didn't think she'd live long enough to remember it. But she did, and now the family group chat is very quiet. This book lays bare the cost of breaking the cycle, and what's left when the dust settles and you're the only one holding a broom. LUNA THOMSEN peels back the skin of a life lived on the edge of faith, family, and sanity. From a childhood carved by violence to the cold silence of overdoses, cult-like religion, and the twisted promise of thinness, this memoir walks the tightrope between destruction and defiance. With poetic clarity, dark humour, and unbearable honesty, Thomsen doesn't ask for pity, she demands your attention. Perfect for readers of: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Educated by Tara Westover Know My Name by Chanel Miller The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Heavy by Kiese Laymon Hunger by Roxane Gay Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

The Bruises We Can't See is the story no one asked her to tell, because they didn't think she'd live long enough to remember it. But she did, and now the family group chat is very quiet. This book lays bare the cost of breaking the cycle, and what's left when the dust settles and you're the only one holding a broom. LUNA THOMSEN peels back the skin of a life lived on the edge of faith, family, and sanity. From a childhood carved by violence to the cold silence of overdoses, cult-like religion, and the twisted promise of thinness, this memoir walks the tightrope between destruction and defiance. With poetic clarity, dark humour, and unbearable honesty, Thomsen doesn't ask for pity, she demands your attention. Perfect for readers of: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Educated by Tara Westover Know My Name by Chanel Miller The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Heavy by Kiese Laymon Hunger by Roxane Gay Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy