Drawn from journals she kept while working through personal issues, "Fisheye" carries us from the depths of the unthinkable to an ultimate place of positive reawakening.
With remarkably adept word craft from a debut author, Thorpe explores issues that are both intensely private and startlingly universal. You'll find yourself shaking your head in wonder as Trish uses her wide-angle (fisheye) observations to guide us through jaw-dropping experiences. A nineteen-year-old boyfriend introduced her to sex at thirteen and became her gateway into a world that her parents never could have imagined. Left on her own, Trish descended into a desperate world of addiction and risk-both physical and emotional-unimaginable from the spoiled, fantasy life of her childhood. Eventually dreams of stardom eroded, tension became unbearable, and the family imploded. Life for the author and her siblings ricocheted between forced conversations with beautiful people and a house rife with deafening silence. Add an alcoholic wannabe movie star mom and a Southern California community full of itself like no other and you have the ingredients for an unforgettable story. Wedged between talkative, fidgety older brother Spencer (more equipped to interact with electronics than people) and younger sister Grace (a bubbly, pink-sequined, girly girl), tomboy Trish grew into the family golden child - unwittingly providing fuel for her narcissist father's cruelty. Written with the taut, plot-driven momentum of a fictional yarn, this true story reveals an insider's intimate details of the California dream gone ho Written with the taut, plot-driven momentum of a fictional yarn, this true story reveals an insider's intimate details of the California dream gone horribly wrong. The raw honesty that's revealed makes it seem like you're reading someone's personal diary.here's a debut novel that shouldn't be missed.more Highly recommended, not just for the rawness of Thorpe's story, but also for her adept story-telling talents.
With journals she kept and the hindsight of later years, Thorpe examines the experiences that led up to her current, much improved mindset.
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