She

by Bridget Callaghan

We've been there-the delicate age of growing up and trying to figure out who we are and where we belong. We want our independence, but so desperately crave love and comfort from our parents. Bridget Callaghan explores this curious journey that teeters between tears and laughter with raw honesty and charm. Pulled from her experiences as a young girl, this autobiographical collection captures the essence of immaturity in all of its beauty and pain.

Genres: Short Stories

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 16, 2014

About the author

Bridget Callaghan is a member of the Florida Writers Association and Rogues Gallery Writers. She has her Masters in Clinical Social Work. Bridget has taken the last 18 years to build her practice and raise her daughter and is coming back to her first love, writing.

She is the former editor/writer/owner of Coquina Coast Woman Magazine, LLC (2009-2010), which featured local women writers, business owners and general interest groups. Her other works include:

"Thornetta: The Musical" (co-author)
"The Method Writers" (co-author)

"She" is her first compilation of short stories.

Reviews

[josie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book through a giveaway so I am actually going to write a review. I really enjoyed this book. I felt that it captured childhood memories and moments that we can all relate to. It was written well and an entertaining read. I thought the title and how it was used in the book to represent the author was clever. It was a short and easy read but very fun and amusing.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

She is a great book of short stories. I was very much drawn to this book because of my own daughter. I wanted to hear someone else's childhood stories in order to gain insight on all the different things that a child can go through. I don't think that anyone's childhood is the same, and even the things I went through were specific to my situation as were Bridget Callaghan's.
I enjoyed this book a lot. It's a great, quick read. It really takes a reader through a range of emotion in such a short time.

[Alisia · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Won from a Goodreads giveaway

This has been sitting on my shelf for awhile but for some reason my 2 year old daughter took it off the bookshelf and handed it to me a few days ago so I said, you know what? I'll read it.

I really felt like the authors experiences were my experiences, not because our lives are similar, but because of the writing. I hope my childhood friends change my name if they ever decide to write a book about our shenanigans.

[Cass · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book through goodreads. Though the stories were entertaining, I felt they lacked the voice of a child which made it much harder to connect with the character. The stories dont really flow very well from one to the other either and I didn't really get the sense that she grew up much with the exception of the last "the brat" story. overall though, it's a nice, short read.

[C.P. Cabaniss · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this collection of short stories through goodreads. I enjoyed the stories overall. I don't think I could write something so honest about my own childhood. The writing was somewhat slow and did not flow as well as I would have liked. overall, a rather enjoyable collection.