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Title: Well-written, but not for everyone
Review: I was instantly pulled into the first-person tale of Eleanor Rushing. However, shortly into the story she relates an event of sexual abuse (concerning herself as a child) that I found so disturbing I almost quit reading. I was glad I continued, because it is an amazing tightrope job of writing, in an entertaining manner, the life story of a traumatized child who grew into a delusional schizophrenic. As in real life, one is not always sure where the line is drawn between reality and delusion, but Patty Friedmann carefully and cleverly points the direction to truths. The book was so well written that I would guess some major book reviewers shyed away from endorsement because of the uncomfortable sexual content.
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