Outdo Yourself Challenge(180/200)
"Ghellow Road" by T. H. Waters
Product Description(Amazon.com)
Ghellow Road is a literary diary of a young girl's journey through the tangled labyrinth that is her life. Theresa's story begins in a large midwestern city where she is born to loving parents in 1965. For a brief moment in time, her life is full, as is her heart, and the world is hers to receive without consequence. As time passes and Theresa grows, supernatural forces begin to shape her existence, no matter how carefully her father colors the empty spaces of her world. After a series of tragic events, Theresa and her family seek refuge in a small Minnesota town nestled near the shores of Rainy Lake. She creates a new life for herself there, sharing adventures with friends and riding the ups and downs of adolescence. Yet through it all, her mother remains forever lost in the prison of her own mind and forever lost to Theresa. The young girl feels as though she is leading a double life, one that no one else could possibly understand. She begins to peer at the world as if looking through a thick, black veil, never certain which pieces are illusion and which are not. Through the kindness and support of the townspeople, She eventually summons the strength to survive. This is a story of tragedy and triumph. This is the story of my life.
Paperback: 302 pages
Publisher: Verefor Publishing Company LLC (October 14, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0982893116
ISBN-13: 978-0982893111
MY THOUGHTS: This is a memoir of Theresa's life with her mom. Her mother has a mental illness, schizophrenia. Teresa and her brother Mikie are caught in this life and can't get out as they are very young. The only stable person grounding Theresa is her father. The book follows Theresa from birth to her teens years. I don't really want to say too much as it will give away the story. If you like reading memoirs this is a great book to read. I really enjoyed reading about Theresa's life.
MY RATING: 8-12
[This is a free review book and my own opinion.]
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