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Joy M. Lilley

Bleeds When Broken Kindle Edition

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Our protagonist, Fiona talks early on about her troubled childhood, revealing why she is now plagued by the dangerous habit of self-harming in which she indulges.
She is an intelligent, good looking girl, in her early twenties, with a career in the nursing profession.
Fiona lives with her mother and sister in England. Her father died a few years back.

The habit was difficult to hide and known about by her family. Her mother being so concerned felt that a trip on a cruise maybe what the girl needed to help improve her health issues.
It was on this trip that she meets Charles, a young man looking for love. He makes it a daily quest to begin a courtship with Fiona, who really wants nothing serious in her life at the time.
On this trip Fiona manages to avoid hurting herself and mother is hopeful that her daughters habit may become a thing of the past.

After arriving back home several attempts to self harm are made over the months that follow and she ends up in hospital. She starts to dislike her family and Charles, refuses to return home where the reception will be hostile, when not granted she decides to discharge herself in the middle of the night and flees to the South of France. Her family fail to know her where about’s for some long time and involve an investigator to find her.
She took her self harm kit and medications with her to France and during her time there she was happy and experienced a number of varying encounters. She also did not harm herself. She finds work and accommodation along with kindness. The investigator finds her and relays how concerned her family are to know that she is safe and well. He implores her to at least make contact and advise of her well-being.

Guilt brings Fiona home, and this is where troubles and near death experiences occur.

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Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 8, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Hello, My name is Joy Gerken,pen name Joy M. Lilley I write/blog[joymlilley.blogspot.ca] and was a trained nurse, all my working life, until I retired in 2015.

My first novel is 'Figs, Vines and Roses' a tale of love and loss at the turn of the nineteenth century.

My second novel is called 'The Liberty Bodice'.This is a completely different genre to the first novel and follows the trials and tribulations of a young girl working for the Special Operations Executive[S.O.E.]in W.W.2.

You can also find my short story 'Lost and Found' published in Liphar short stories Vol 1.[Liphar short stories}by Liphar magazine.

In 2016 my novella 'Times pendulum swings again' was published. This tells of a hospital romance that starts well, until the truth about the surgical registrar admitting to his nurse girlfriend that he is married with two sons back home in Nepal.

I am hoping to release my forth publication 'Strawberry moon' a crime, mystery set in the Dordogne, France.

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Yvi MC
Highlights sexual trauma
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2026
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The first chapter grabbed my attention, but then I felt lost for a while. The first half of this story felt awkward for me. Each chapter felt more like a character sketch for each character but it didn't really flow. It was like the author wanted us to know the background of each character, but it was more telling than showing or connection between the chapters.

The second half was much better, though after learning about Fiona's trauma, the first chapter didn't make sense to me, and I half-hoped that they would find their way back to each other at the end. Fiona's story is a heartbreaking one, and the author did a wonderful job bringing sexual abuse and cutting to light. Through all her struggles, her desire to live never faltered. I'm happy she finally opened up about her trauma and found the help she needed.

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A dark tale
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
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BLEEDS WHEN BROKEN by Joy M. Lilley is a dark tale about a young woman with mental illness stemming from her father repeatedly raping her for several years, beginning as a child of nine years old. Her father told her that similar encounters occurred in every family and that what they did was normal. It was, however, their secret and not to be said. Fiona believes deep down that her mother knew all along what her father was doing to her, but she refused to stop it. It was her fault! This eventually leads Fiona to depression and episodes of self-mutilation. She harbors a "kit" containing tools that she uses to harm herself and handles it with reverence when moving it from her secret hiding place. As a nurse, she knows how far she can go to avoid real damage and threaten her life.
This tale covers the next two years and offers readers a glimpse into the psyche of this young woman as she lived during the 1950s. She falls in and out of love, and when she escapes to another country, she doesn't feel the need to hurt herself, and Fiona's genuine and loving personality emerges to those surrounding her.
Eventually, Fiona returns home to an unwelcome family and finally learns that her hopes to improve will never happen unless she shares her dark secret. A near-death experience puts her back in the hospital, and with proper treatment, she gets on the road to recovery. As the author states in the story's closing lines, many broken things can be fixed. I gave BLEEDS WHEN BROKEN four stars.

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A Heartbreaking Story Of a Young Woman's Mental Health
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2024
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This is the story of Fiona, a young nurse in England, who has a secret life: she self-mutilates because she's experienced trauma at the hands of her father who has recently died. She and her mother, Ruth, go on a cruise after her father's death, hoping that the vacation will help them deal with the loss of their dad. On the cruise, they meet Charles and his father, Arthur. All four spend time together on the ship and get along well.

But her secret continues to haunt her when they return home until one day, her cranky sister finds Fiona in a pile of blood and calls an ambulance to take her to the hospital. Charles still wants to be her boyfriend and sticks by her. Many adventures and mishaps ensue, through which both meet other people, including mental health professionals.

I won't get into more details of the story because I don't want to spoil it for potential readers. However, I will say that I had a difficult time at first becoming invested in the characters. As the book progressed, I began to like Fiona a little more. I saw her as a troubled young woman, while at first I saw her as a petulant person who reveled in fighting with her mother and sister. As the story developed, her true personality blossomed. I would have liked to have seen more of that in the beginning of the story.

The details of mental health treatment for someone with Fiona's condition seem to be accurate and well-researched, and the author weaves that well into the story. She presents an interesting take on a problem that not many people may be aware exists in young women (and men).

I was bothered by a few spacing issues (e.g., where there are no spaces after a period, for example), and missing quotation marks, but those are only a minor distraction. It's a solid story examining tense family dynamics. Well worth the read.

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Thought provoking look into the life of a woman with mental illness and her battle to recover.
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
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As a young woman, in the mid-1950's, Fiona falls in love with Joe, a man of a different race. Following the unexpected death of her father and an racist attack that nearly kills Joe, he ends the relationship, and Fiona tries to end her life. Her attempted suicide, however, isn't the first time she's hurt herself following a trauma. Before long, Fiona's self-harm becomes a frequent event.

Her mother realizes what Fiona is doing, and her connection with her daughter is strained. Although her mother believes the difficulties between them is because she's found out about Fiona's ritual, it's more than that.

Through Fiona's damaged relationships, the story coveys the tragedy of mental illness and explores the trauma that caused Fiona sink into despair. A dark tale, the author provides light when Fiona takes a major step with a life changing decision that allows her to heal.

The story is written with more telling than describing, and emotions which should be palpable, are often distant, particularly in the beginning of the book. Although the ending is logical and believable, it seemed rushed. But neither of those issues took away from the overall theme. Congratulations to the author for addressing a difficult subject. Overall, it is a thought provoking look into the life of a woman dealing with a frightening illness that almost destroys her.

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