“Skinless took me on an emotional rollercoaster. One minute I was angry, then heartbroken, then inspired. The writing is gorgeous but not overdone. It’s emotional in a way that sneaks up on you. I’ll be recommending this to everyone I know.” — Reader, Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars (sec. ed.)

Lower East Side, NYC, 1999–2001. Fresh from teenage homelessness and abuse, Charmay—velvet‑voiced, street‑tough—sings to find the self she lost. Struggling to survive the PTSD she calls “Skinless”—and alcohol’s grip—she invents a glittering alter ego, Cindy. As hustles collide and masks switch places, past and present blur: a mercurial producer, a hustler‑lover, and a Wall Street financier each claws her raw, pulling her toward a different self. When the curtain falls, her choice is stark: wear the mask that kept her alive—or sing in her honest voice and walk into the unknown. Razor‑taut literary psychological suspense—a portrait of a young female artist fighting to heal. For readers of The Bell Jar, Just Kids, and literary noir.

“Raw, poetic, fearless. Voice cuts to the bone.” —Goodreads, 5★

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