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by Aurealia Nelson (Author)
How well do you truly know the people you love? Sarah Vance is about to find out that some secrets are buried deeper than the grave.
When Sarah Vance's seemingly poised and elegant mother, Eleanor, dies unexpectedly, Sarah's world is thrown into turmoil. While sifting through her mother's belongings, she discovers a battered diary, its pages brittle with age and filled with a chilling, childlike script. This isn't the mother Sarah thought she knew.
This novel is a psychological thriller that delves into mature and potentially distressing themes. It contains explicit content and explores sensitive topics that some readers may find disturbing. These include:
- Graphic Violence and Murder: Detailed descriptions of a murder, its aftermath, and body disposal (including the use of lye and a freezer).
- Abuse: Depictions and recollections of severe childhood trauma, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as domestic abuse (spousal abuse, manipulation, gaslighting).
- Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID): Explores themes related to DID (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder), including the experiences of alters and fragmented memory.
- Self-Harm: Includes descriptions of cutting.
- Substance Abuse: Depictions of alcohol abuse as a coping mechanism.
- Mental Health Themes: Explores PTSD, OCD, anxiety, depression, and the stigma surrounding mental illness.
- Grief and Loss.
Reader discretion is strongly advised. If you are sensitive to any of these topics, please proceed with caution. This book aims to portray the complexities of trauma and mental illness with realism and sensitivity, but the content may be intense for some readers.
Number of Pages: 396
Dimensions: 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: May 22, 2025
