Scars of Light

by Beth Goobie

A collection of narrative poems tracing the surface memory of an abused child, and unearthing the terror found in ordinary places such as parks and playgrounds and piano lessons in the front room.

Genres: Poetry

111 pages, Paperback

First published October 16, 1994

About the author

Beth Goobie is best known for her quirky and dark young adult novels. She's published several of them, beginning in 1994. Her novel Before Wings won the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award in 2000, and was chosen by young readers for the Best Books list of the American Library Association.Much of the turmoil in Goobie's life has been laid bare in two books for adult readers, Scars of Light, which is autobiographical poetry, and The Only-Good Heart, a book of short stories. Both are built on the theme of cults, abuse, and emotional torture. They were, she says, both therapeutic for herself and a warning to others.

Reviews

[Rose]

A book of poems that are intense and heart-wrenching.