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Cover Image: The Disappearance of Lindy James

The Disappearance of Lindy James

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𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.

Okay, wow! I swear I've never been so tense reading a book before. But it's gripping and it's scary and it shows us how mental illness and religious fanaticism can be a lethal combination when put together. It tells a story of how a happy family can be destroyed in a heartbeat by religious manipulation and how revolting brainwashing can be. It shows us what goes on in the mind of a person with untreated postpartum psychosis and what a loved one goes through.

At the same time, this book also shows us what unconditional love looks like and I fell in love with Quincy. Quincy who never gives up on her wife, Lindy, on finding Lindy and their daughters back. Quincy who loves Lindy despite Lindy's mental breakdown and the horrors that Lindy puts her through. This book shows us what healing is like and the journey that Lindy and Quincy take to recover.

This is nothing like I've read before. It's a memorable read and it's so good. It isn't a romance novel but it shows us what true love is, and I love that part of it. I also think Maiorisi has done an incredible job depicting mental illness and dealing with mental health issues. At the same time, this story hit me hard because I have absolutely no respect for people who use religion manipulatively and on a vulnerable person no less. This book needs to come with a trigger warning as homosexual relationships are labelled as sin multiple times, so be warned.
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