this is a novel!! Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen, she's already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she's learnt how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don't have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you. You can spot the girls who have it easy. And then there is me.