Written in the Scars

A Story of Strength, Healing, and Transformation

J Lynn Crow

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English

Corvus House Publishing
02 May 2025

Memoirs; Violence in society; Child abuse; Domestic violence; Coping with personal problems

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Written in the Scars is a true account of what's left behind when the life you built begins to crumble - and of what slowly, stubbornly rises from those broken places when you refuse to disappear inside the pain.

In this haunting and beautiful memoir, J. Lynn Crow guides the reader through the quiet aftermath of betrayal, grief, childhood trauma, and the slow unraveling of self. Told in spare, lyrical prose and grounded in a voice that never begs for sympathy, the story unfolds not as a cry for rescue, but as a testament to what it means to return to yourself, piece by sacred piece.

There are no tidy endings here. No promises that healing arrives on schedule. She doesn't try to teach or preach; instead, she offers something far more generous: presence. Page after page, she stays with the reader in the quiet places most of us try to avoid. And in doing so, she makes room for something rare: the possibility that what breaks us can also reveal us.

This isn't a memoir about redemption in the traditional sense. It's about what remains after the collapse - the breathless, trembling moment when you realize you're still here, and that here can become something new.

Written in the Scars is for anyone who has ever felt invisible inside their own story. It's for the ones who kept going when no one clapped, who put themselves back together without applause, and who now carry a strength the world doesn't always see.

By: J Lynn Crow
Imprint: Corvus House Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9798349319808
Pages: 142
Publication Date: 02 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active