Barren
by
Elizabeth Miceli
Publication
Date: October 6, 2015
Publisher: Swoon Romance
*** PUBLISHER’S ALERT: MATURE CONTENT WARNING
***
Recommended for ages 16+. Includes scenes that
depict drug use, teen sex, and sexual assault.
This book contains mature content and depiction
of a seventeen-year-old girl’s rape at the hands of another student. It is a
chilling first person point of view account of something that occurs across the
country at parties just like the one depicted in this story, and we wanted the
fictional account to feel raw and as devastating. We also understand that these
scenes may be difficult and uncomfortable for some. We recommend this novel for
readers ages sixteen and older.
“I cried, praying for him to
finish. I closed my eyes and tried to envision myself somewhere else… somewhere
where I was happy. I thought of my family all piled around our tree on
Christmas morning. I thought of singing with my band. I thought of Caitlin and
me baking cookies and watching movies together. But after just a few seconds of
pretending, Mike would hit me or thrust deeper, and I would be back in reality.
I was being raped. I was all alone. I was a damsel in distress. And there was
no one there to save me.”
Seventeen-year-old Stacey
Lorenzo’s poor self-esteem has always consumed her. When significant weight
loss leaves her still feeling powerless and with an eating disorder, she turns
to partying to cope. Things go from bad ot worse when she is raped, a crushing
blow to her psyche from which she may not recover. Stacey drugs, cuts, and
hooks up with countless guys in an attempt to dull the pain. But if Stacey
doesn’t find a way to face her demons and overcome her fears, she might find
herself in a hole so dark, even love won’t be able to pull her out.
Barren is written by debut
author Elizabeth Miceli. It is a devastating and dark account of one girl’s
plummet to the very bottom of the human experience and the horrific and
petrifying road to recovery and self-worth.
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Dream Cast
The Main Characters:
Stacey: Amy Lee from Evanescence (ten
years ago and less gothic). But, she definitely embodies Stacey’s curves and
her pale skin and dark hair.
Devan: Cam Gigandet from Twilight. His hair would of course have to be
dyed red and he’d need an edgier look.
Andrew: Logan Lermer with a little edgier look (band t-shirt, tight
jeans).
Eli: Nick Santino from A Rocket To the Moon with contacts in to change
his eye color and highlights that made his hair a lighter brown.
Elizabeth
hails from the smallest state with the biggest heart. She started off at The
University of Akron and then transferred to the University of Rhode Island. She
is a double major in both Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies.
Although she loves writing- she also has a passion for helping others which is
why she is studying to become a sex therapist/couples counselor. Elizabeth loves
spending time with her family and friends, singing, eating everything Italian,
and baking cookies. She is “in love with love” which is probably why the
driving force in almost everything she writes is romance. When she’s not
getting lost in her characters she can be found waiting for her prince charming
in her North Kingstown, Rhode Island home.
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