
This Bright Beauty
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Narrated by:
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Cristina Panfilio
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By:
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Emily Cavanagh
Franci and Lottie may be identical twins, but that’s where the similarities end. Franci has always been the stable one, while Lottie has bipolar disorder, constantly battling depression and mania. After years of taking care of her sister, Franci moves across the country to build a life for herself. Now, all the two share is distance.
But when Lottie gets in an accident, Franci reluctantly steps back into her familiar role as protector. She returns to find her sister’s life in complete disarray and makes a shocking discovery: Lottie has an infant daughter she never told Franci about. Although Franci swore she wouldn’t get sucked back in, she can’t leave the baby alone in Lottie’s care.
As Lottie further unravels, a secret is revealed that she has kept since childhood - one that has the power to reframe the sisters’ entire relationship, forcing Franci to ask herself if the secret was too much for Lottie to bear. Was the accident really an accident, and who has been protecting whom all these years?
©2018 Emily Cavanagh (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Very Good Book
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Touching intense view of mental illness
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Good character driven drama...
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It's would be hard for me to write a review of this book without spoiling it, this is where I tell you about the book if you don't want it to be spoiled you should stop reading. The firstborn twin Lottie is the protector, she's strong, smart, and charismatic. While Francis bookish and perferred to blend into the background, content with living vicariously through her sister and slow to come into herself. That is until Lottie is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The story jumps from past and present events told from the POV of both sisters. Although the writer seems to be trying to tell the story in a sympathetic manner all I feel is the writer's disdain for the disease. I know that's harsh but all throughout the book I was waiting for Lottie to be seen as a person and not just the disease. I did not expect a HEA but I did expect the writer to address what it takes to live with this disorder. Witt said all the right things to Francis but in the end his words loss merit because he too choose only see the illness. By killing every depressed character by suicide this book seems to be saying that people can not live fulfilled lives if they suffer from mental illness. What concerns me more is that many people will read/listen to this book and see Lottie as the problem instead of seeing that lack of positive support was the problem. Francis may have been the one picking up the pieces but by making everything about the disease she might have caused the fractures.
I have to keep in mind that this a authors telling of one persons battle with mental illness. She told a good thought provoking tale I just wish that she would have shown more strength in Lottie's character and the importance of positive support. A book in this genre addressing mental illness needs positive education more than poetic writing.
*Spoilers* The conclusion didn't sit well with me
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Worth a listen
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Loved it, but may be tough for those that struggle with bipolar.
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