Girl with Scars
A moving novel about scars, visible and invisible – unadorned and authentic
Lara is 15 and has to spend the next four weeks as an inpatient in clinic for young people with behavioural problems. As she herself admits, she is pretty crazy. Why else would she smuggle razor blades into the clinic so that she can continue cutting herself? However, group therapy seems to be as annoying as it gets, and the psychologist doesn’t tell her anything worthwhile either. Instead, Lara starts talking to Neo and Finn about her problems. And somehow, these teenagers succeed in changing Lara’s life.
- An impressive debut on the topics of mental health, friendship and healing
- An intense coming-of-age story with a protagonist battling for self-esteem
- For readers of 'Girl in Pieces' by Kathleen Glasgow and 'Cut' by Patricia McCormick
Lilly Bogenberger was born in Munich in 1992. She studied Serial Storytelling in Cologne, works as a screenplay author and was nominated for the German TV Prize in 2023 and 2025. She currently lives in a camper van with her husband, their young daughter and their dog, travelling Europe.
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