These Gentle Wounds

Helene Dunbar

May 2014 · North Star Editions, Inc.

About this ebook

Five years after an unspeakable tragedy, Gordie Allen is living with his half-brother Kevin, the only person who can protect Gordie at school and keep him focused on getting his life back on track. But just when it seems like things are becoming normal, Gordie’s biological father comes back into the picture, demanding a place in his life. Now there’s nothing to stop Gordie from falling into a tailspin that could cost him everything—including his relationship with Sarah, the first girl he’s ever trusted. With his world spinning out of control, the only one who can help Gordie is himself . . . if he can find the strength to confront the past and take back his future.

Ratings and reviews

Excellent YA novel who's main character, Gordie, deals with PTSD resulting from childhood trauma and abuse with the support of older half brother Kevin and his father. Things take a terrible turn when Gordie's dad reappears seeking custody. Great writing with well developed characters evoking empathy and an ultimately satisfying plot.

Inexplicable. It was the most sincere book I have read

About the author

Helene Dunbar is the author of THESE GENTLE WOUNDS, WHAT REMAINS (Flux), BOOMERANG (Sky Pony 2018) and PRELUDE FOR LOST SOULS (Sourcebooks 2019). Over the years, she's worked as a drama critic, journalist, and marketing manager, and has written on topics as diverse as Irish music, court cases, theater, and Native American Indian tribes. She lives in Nashville with her husband and daughter, and exists on a steady diet of readers' tears.