This was reminiscent of All the Lonely People meets Sorrow and Bliss, a honest and poignant portrayal of one woman who is struggling with her mental health, she hasn’t left her home in three years and though functioning within the walls of her home shes left a traumatic past out in the world. This is a beautiful and heart wrenching story about healing, friendship and family.

The characters in this book are so well developed, I couldn’t believe how well the author articulated that feeling of having things together, how appearances aren’t everything and the turmoil that is bubbling beneath the surface. Everyone in this story is struggling with something and even though everyone is orbiting around Meredith’s story I really felt the sense of deep emotion for each one of them.

These brilliantly woven relationships show the power of connectedness even when it’s not always happy or pretty and that healing comes in many forms.

This is definitely full of trigger warnings so please ask or do your research and maybe it does fall under that realm of “sad girl fiction” it also has this incredible and soft message of healing.

Big thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the advanced listening copy in exchange for an honest opinion, this one is out now, highly recommend.

Meredith, Alone was a really great insight into someone coping with PTSD and agoraphobia. I really appreciated the various characters, but Meredith has a special place in my heart. This story was inspiring. I also loved all the baking references!

The mental health rep in this book is beyond compare!! A new to me author, Claire Alexander has created a most memorable character everyone will root for and fall in love with! Meredith is a jigsaw puzzle-loving agoraphobic shut in battling depression. She works remotely and her only company is a cat and her best friend Sadie.

Estranged from her family due to a serious event we slowly learn about through flashbacks as the story evolves. She also has recently made two new friends online who are helping her find new reasons to try to come out of her isolationism.

There is some serious triggering content so readers should proceed with care if suicide, depression or rape are difficult subjects. Highly recommended for fans of books like Sophie Kinsella's Finding Audrey. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!