The feeling that she wasn't good enough, how it went on for years and no-one really helped her - not her mother, and her older brother did what he could, but he was only young himself, and wonders why her step dad, the only dad she's ever known, didn't love her. Although Suzanne is now away from her abusive step dad, she's still suffering with the mental effects of the abuse. But how can Caddy turn her back on Suzanne when she's the only one who seems to be on her side?īeautiful Broken Things is the story of the strong bonds of friendship, but also of how abuse physical leaves more damage than just broken bones and bruises. But Suzanne is still struggling to deal with what happened to her, and Caddy's attempts to help seem to lead the two into more trouble. Soon the two are spending time away from Rosie, sneaking out and taking risks.
Once Caddy starts to get to know Suzanne better, she realises how fun Suzanne is. When Suzanne reveals the reason she moved is because she was being physically abused by her step dad, Caddy softens towards her she's had a tough time and is trying to make friends and move forward, not steal friends. Suzanne is beautiful and exciting, a better match for interesting Rosie than she is, and Caddy resents their friendship, and how suddenly it's now Caddy, Rosie and Suzanne rather than just the two of them. But when Suzanne moves to the area and becomes friends with Rosie, Caddy starts to get jealous. A story of strong female friendship, but also of self-destructive behaviour! But unfortunately, I was a little disappointed.Ĭaddy and Rosie have been best friends since they were young children, and going to different secondary schools hasn't changed their friendship. From Goodreads.īeautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard is a novel I was really excited to read when I first heard of it. But the course of both friendship and recovery is rougher than either girl realises, and Caddy is about to learn that downward spirals have a momentum of their own. As Suzanne’s past is revealed and her present begins to unravel, Caddy begins to see how much fun a little trouble can be. Then Suzanne comes into their lives: beautiful, damaged, exciting and mysterious, and things get a whole lot more complicated.
Their differences have brought them closer, but as she turns sixteen Caddy begins to wish she could be a bit more like Rosie – confident, funny and interesting. Best friends Caddy and Rosie are inseparable.
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