![]() ![]() There are many aspects of this novel that work really well, but there are a few that did not particularly click for me, which left me with some mixed feelings after reading it. Am I coping? Yes, but it’s taking a monumental amount of effort to keep the dynamite inside my stomach from exploding.” The best you can hope for is to contain it, make it as small as possible so it stops being intrusive. It lurks in the background like a shadow, like that important assignment you have to do but keep putting off or the dull ache that follows a three-day migraine. You can have nice moments, minutes where it shrinks, but it doesn’t leave. Now Norah is dealing with a whole new set of feelings, and questioning whether she will ever be able to let someone in and experience a regular relationship. When a new family moves in next door she has a few interactions with Luke, and they slowly develop a friendship. ![]() However she is not alone, and has the support of her mother who is there for her through everything. ![]() It is all very difficult to deal with and something she has to face on a daily basis. All of this came about when Norah was thirteen and she has been homeschooled ever since, only leaving her home for weekly therapy sessions, which causes a great deal of anxiety for her. Under Rose-Tainted Skies is the story of Norah, a teenage girl who suffers from agoraphobia, anxiety, OCD, and depression. “How can I expect people to empathise with a sickness they can’t see?” ![]()
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