Open Wounds
Unflinching Australian Short Stories
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.
Open Wounds is a collection of unflinching Australian short stories that shines light on those moments in life that are as profound as they are traumatic.
Format: short stories
Genre: contemporary/trauma fiction
Pages: 94
Publisher: The Pynk Sphynx
Reviews
As a whole, "Open Wounds" delivered a breathtaking spectrum of emotions—anger, sorrow, love, melancholy, empathy, and disturbance.
Jithendra Jithu - 19/08/2023
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
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This collection of Australian short stories is a must tbr. I feel like it's unlike anyother book I've read before. I'm glad I read it, because the langauage and style created a emotional response while reading this books content. Love the authors voice and love the work.
Teri Palmer@Goodreads - 13/04/2022
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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
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ABN: 19 569 432 238
