I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl : A Memoir (Paperback)

from nightprose

Everyone has a story to tell. Kelle Groom goes beyond that. She tells a tragic story in painful increments of beautiful prose. The result is an amazing book by a very special woman. At the very early age of 15, Kelle finds alcohol as a way to express her. She loses herself to it, not realizing it...

from lanewillson

I loved the fluid perspective of the story, of going back to the past and using the insight of the present to shine on the path that would be trudged in the future. The subject surpassed being just about an addict or woman or mom or anything else, to become a story about a healing.

from l_manning

This book is a memoir. It was written by a poet, and it's easy to see that in the writing. This was not an easy read by any means. The narrative flows from point in time to point in time with regularity. The book tells the story of an alcoholic, through her treatment and relapse(s). However, most...

from nightprose

Everyone has a story to tell. Kelle Groom goes beyond that. She tells a tragic story in painful increments of beautiful prose. The result is an amazing book by a very special woman. At the very early age of 15, Kelle finds alcohol as a way to express her. She loses herself to it, not realizing it...

from lanewillson

I loved the fluid perspective of the story, of going back to the past and using the insight of the present to shine on the path that would be trudged in the future. The subject surpassed being just about an addict or woman or mom or anything else, to become a story about a healing.