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Painting over the cracks - Sophie Buchaillard Crime 'As luminous as the oldPainting Over the Cracks is novelist Sophie Buchaillard's poetry debut. Inspired by her life and a series of workshops she ran with survivors of abuse, this collection explores the relationship between unspoken shame and fraying family ties, and the healing power of expression, friendship, and community in overcoming trauma. Split into four chronological sections, the collection travels from the anxieties of a single mother to memories of buried