Review: Girl in the Dark
It starts with a burning sensation on her face while sitting in from of a computer. Soon after, even standard office lighting hurts. Sunshine is next. Before long, it's not just her face... soon her entire body burns from the touch of light, even though clothing. Retreating to the dark, and occasionally emerging into the gloom where lights are quickly extinguished and even the glimpse of the sun is avoided, Anna's story is compelling.
GIRL IN THE DARK is the memoir of a woman trapped by her own illness, doomed to live in the shadows. With skin so sensitive to light that even the glare from a screen or a light filtering through the trees can cause seemingly-endless pain, Anna's life changes drastically as well as the life of her boyfriend. Her story isn't in chronological order, but instead starts in the present day and takes us back to show her snippets of her struggles and also her life before illness, and her slide into darkness. The order of the story can be a little confusing at first, but Anna is great about giving dates to the earlier scenes so the illness progression can be easily followed. While my eyes are extremely light sensitive, I can't imagine having to shut myself off from the light and world... Surviving and constantly striving to overcome her disability shows me how strong Anna really is, and my admiration for her grows.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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