People don’t know what reserves of strength they have until they are called upon to draw on them. At least, this was Ciara’s experience when she knew she had to get away from her coercive, narcissistic husband. She showed enormous bravery and determination to find accommodation for herself, her two small girls and her unborn baby through Dublin’s overcrowded welfare system.
This is a powerful book which moved me so deeply I found it hard to put down. There were so many times when it would have seemed easier for Ciara to go back to her former home but she knew she had to weigh up the hardship of making a new life for her children against the potential emotional damage they would suffer growing up with their father.
How to tell if overpowering love is going to turn into total control? Friends can sometimes see signs from the beginning of a relationship but if they try to raise them they risk losing their friend, or even their family member. I’m speaking as an outsider.
I hope this book reaches the people who need to read it. Ciara’s strength would be inspirational. In fact, anyone who loves stories of triumph over adversity would, I’m sure, find it as gripping as I did.
You won my heart, Roisin O’Donnell. I’ll have it back now, thank you!
Published by Scribner
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