The Memory of Light
Written by Francisco X. Stork
Narrated by Frankie Corzo
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
School: failure. Romance: failure. Family: failure. Suicide: failure.
This brave and moving novel by the author of Marcelo in the Real World is about the one thing left: living.
When Vicky Cruz wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental Disorders ward, she knows one thing: She can't even commit suicide right. But for once, a mistake works out well for her, as she meets Mona, the live wire; Gabriel, the saint; E. M., always angry; and Dr. Desai, a quiet force. With stories and honesty, kindness and hard work, they push her to reconsider her life before Lakeview and offer her an acceptance she's never had.
But Vicky's newfound peace is as fragile as the roses that grow around the hospital. And when a crisis forces the group to split up, sending her back to the life that drove her to suicide, Vicky must try to find the strength to carry on. She may not have it. She doesn't know.
Inspired in part by the author's own experience with depression, The Memory of Light is the rare young adult novel that focuses not on the events leading up to a suicide attempt but the recovery from one — about living when life doesn't seem worth it and how we go on anyway.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful story about a girl who just needed help to see that she mattered and made a difference in people’s lives.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It was so good. Honest and open. I wish more people wrote about their experiences.