Suzanne seems to bring a new dynamic to their friendship, and almost at once, things start getting more difficult. Caddy and Rosie marvel at how gorgeous she is, how damaged she is, how mysterious and interesting and exciting to be around Suzanne is. Suzanne is totally different from either of them.

She is sixteen years old and now she wants to be interesting and outgoing and funny and confident, just like her best friend seems to be with little to no effort at all.Ĭaddy and Rosie’s friendship and lives are about to change, but they have no clue that Hurricane Suzanne is about to hit them and alter the status quo. They each like different things about the other, and Caddy starts to wish that she had traits that Rosie has. They have always been different, and the differences between them have actually made them closer. The two are best friends and for a long time, the two girls have been joined at the hip. The main characters in this book are not one but two: Caddy and Rosie. Check out the debut novel that readers and critics are raving about. This dramatic title suits a book that was written for the young adult genre and reader (although anyone is welcome to read these engaging books).īeautiful Broken Things is the debut novel from acclaimed author of fiction Sara Barnard. It was also known by the alternate title, Fragile Like Us. It came out in 2016 and made Sara Barnard an officially published author.

She hopes to write books that nourish the soul and lift the heart.īeautiful Broken Things was her first novel. She says that she is inspired by a lot of things including people, possibilities, and happy and sad books. Even though she lives in Brighton, she has previously lived in Canada and also used to work in India. She has managed to get over a dozen checked off the list and traveled them all with her BFF.

She says that he always made certain that she had books to read and was the one that introduced her to second hand book stores when she was young.īarnard is addicted to traveling and her goal is to go to every country in Europe.

She gets her love of the written word and books in general from her father. Sara has been writing ever since she has been big enough to know how to turn on the family computer. She has been writing for a long time– ever since she was a child. She also enjoys people that enjoy reading and pretty much anything that is related to books. As any great writer can surely attest, she has a great love of books and reading. She says that she does most of her great writing when she is riding on a train. Sara Barnard is an author of fiction that resides in Brighton.

A Heart Broken by Sara Barnard