The first of a three-part literary memoir, Tina White’s debut novel worthless is — surprisingly to her — anything but. It opens with a touch of dark humour and a sharp-tongued, self-deprecating dive into her childhood trauma, grief, and addiction. But slowly — and not without resistance and self-doubt — her narrative begins to shift. What starts out heavy and raw deepens into something more honest, more hopeful, and, unexpectedly, more worthy. Part memoir, part unravelling, worthless explores what it takes to begin crafting self-worth when you’ve convinced yourself you have none.

This book is for anyone who has ever felt worthless.