The Way I Used to Be

En absolut TikTok-sensation og en rørende debut fra forfatter Amber Smith. ”The Way I Used to Be” handler om highschool-elev Eden, som er en helt normal pige, der lever et normalt liv, indtil hendes brors bedste ven voldtager hende. Hun ville ønske, hun kunne slette den dag fra historien, gøre det hele anderledes. Men der er ingen vej tilbage for Eden - kun fremad, og i fortiden efterlader hun den pige, som hun var engang. Amber Smith fortæller ”The Way I Used to Be” i fire dele, der handler om hvert sit år i highschool. Her folder Edens historie sig ud, og vi følger hende i tiden lige efter voldtægten og frem til hendes sidste år på skolen. En stærk historie om en ung kvindes vilje til at overleve, leve og elske igen efter en traumatisk oplevelse.

En absolut TikTok-sensation og en rørende debut fra forfatter Amber Smith. ”The Way I Used to Be” handler om highschool-elev Eden, som er en helt normal pige, der lever et normalt liv, indtil hendes brors bedste ven voldtager hende. Hun ville ønske, hun kunne slette den dag fra historien, gøre det hele anderledes. Men der er ingen vej tilbage for Eden - kun fremad, og i fortiden efterlader hun den pige, som hun var engang. Amber Smith fortæller ”The Way I Used to Be” i fire dele, der handler om hvert sit år i highschool. Her folder Edens historie sig ud, og vi følger hende i tiden lige efter voldtægten og frem til hendes sidste år på skolen. En stærk historie om en ung kvindes vilje til at overleve, leve og elske igen efter en traumatisk oplevelse.

"The Way I Used to Be" is a New York Times bestseller and the touching debut novel from Amber Smith. Eden was always a good girl and kept her spirit high when she started high school. But when her brother's best friend rapes her, her world collapses. Her former love to life and her surroundings is now turned into hate. Everything has lost its meaning. Eden knows she should tell what happened, but she buries her secret deep inside instead... Amber Smith tells her gripping story in "The Way I Used to Be" in four parts, that unfolds a broken young woman's will to survive, live and love again after a deep trauma.

"The Way I Used to Be" is a New York Times bestseller and the touching debut novel from Amber Smith. Eden was always a good girl and kept her spirit high when she started high school. But when her brother's best friend rapes her, her world collapses. Her former love to life and her surroundings is now turned into hate. Everything has lost its meaning. Eden knows she should tell what happened, but she buries her secret deep inside instead... Amber Smith tells her gripping story in "The Way I Used to Be" in four parts, that unfolds a broken young woman's will to survive, live and love again after a deep trauma.

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 didn't change who she was. But the night her brother's best friend rapes her, Eden's world capsizes. What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved--who she once loved--she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she's supposed to tell someone what happened but she can't. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be. Told in four parts--freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year--this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman'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.

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 didn't change who she was. But the night her brother's best friend rapes her, Eden's world capsizes. What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved--who she once loved--she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she's supposed to tell someone what happened but she can't. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be. Told in four parts--freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year--this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman'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.