Delicate

About this book

"Emotionally haunting and beautiful coming-of-age story" Delicate follows Lydia Baker as she enters the strange new world of adulthood. College, family drama, a life-threatening eating disorder, and Van Gogh. Lydia's suicidal episode gets her sent to a mental hospital, where she must learn to navigate life in the center, the nurses and therapists who watch her every move, and her new neighbors who are just as scarred and damaged as her. Lydia must learn to navigate devastating losses, the crushing pressure of family and friends and finally confronting her demons or trying to run from them. And don't miss Gemma Donoghue's novels Good Enough and Fragile, both lyrical and profoundly moving.