A memoir of lives not lived, existence suffered. Quite disturbing at times, the author has put together the events of her life in a timeline to create an emotional journey through life and has survived, broken the cycle and explains her mother’s illness in great depth. Powerless to help her mother at the later part of her life I can see how the situation becomes intolerable for everyone around her, even her clinicians give up. Moving, truthful and honest account of munchausens disease. Narrated by the author, clear and beautifully read. Thank you #NetGalley for the audiobook to review.

This nonfiction memoir was the authors true account of her childhood. She had a turbulent relationship with her mother who was often cruel to a fault.
I thought it was ok. It seemed to lack the depth I was looking for. And I never understood what exactly the family secret was. I wanted I don’t know…. Something more substantial.
I chose to listen to this book on audio and the author narrated this and did a good job.
Thanks Thread Books via Netgalley.

Found this book to be a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand I was interested and intrigued, enough to finish the book in a day. On the other I found it was slightly tedious. I would have liked there to have been a deeper exploration into the illness, prior to the end of the book. Also found the diary entries did not add much, did not help me learn anything more about the mother and were quite clunky. I understand this must have been horrific to deal with but it became such a pity party and at one point I found the author to be quite self entitled. I am glad that I read it but just wish I had learned more