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If you can't stand the book trailer do not pick up this book!

From ages 6-19 Fig watches her mother come undone by schitzophrenia. As Fig's mother's view of reality blurs Fig begins falling into the blur along with her. Fig starts to make daily sacifices to cure her mother such as not touching metal one day or avoiding water the next. She pulls away from school, people and personal relationships and fixates on fixing her mother. Sadly it is a battle she can not win and has no control over.
I was excited to read this book. The book blurb was got my attention and I couldn't pass up that gorgeous cover.
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I found Fig hard to read as I wasn't sure if Fig was well. She did fall into fixation

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