Sometimes raw and intimate, sometimes naive and exposed, this honest and affecting memoir serves as a once-in-a-lifetime collection of poetry, prose and verse culled from the author's most emotional experiences, spanning from her teens to the time she turns 30. Rich with detail and drama, this diary-like book offers a rare and uncensored glimpse into the complicated heart, mind and soul of a young woman struggling with intense feelings from joy to pain surrounding themes of coming of age, relationships, sex, death, alienation, desire, hope, longing, rage, loss and love. Whether spontaneously written in a surge of inspiration or carefully crafted over time, there are some exceptional entries here that are smart, artful, revealing and sometimes even surprising. Keep in mind that the pieces are arranged chronologically and thus become more provocative as the book progresses.