𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: We Accept Her, One of Us 📚
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Diane Goldie ✍️
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🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
“We Accept Her, One of Us” by Diane Goldie is a powerful and emotionally resonant memoir. On the evening of New Year’s Day, Diane was visited by two police officers who informed her that her eldest daughter, Imogen, had died by suicide in Cambodia on December 31st. When Diane traveled to Cambodia to cremate her daughter, she received Imogen’s suicide note. Imogen was broken by living under neurotypical standards and expectations. It had caused her profound suffering, a pain she had endured since childhood.
While processing her grief, Diane came across Imogen’s sketchbook and other belongings. These revealed that Imogen had been wrestling with complex thoughts and emotions for quite some time. Despite the darkness, Diane uncovered traces of her daughter’s sharp, often dark sense of humor woven through her notes and drawings. As she delved deeper, trying to understand Imogen’s final moments, Diane unearthed not just pieces of her daughter’s life, but also hidden truths about her family and herself.
This memoir will resonate deeply with readers who carry shame from childhood experiences—especially those involving betrayal by adults who should have protected them. Diane also shares her own journey of self-discovery, revealing that she has self-diagnosed as autistic and ADHD, recognizing traits of herself in Imogen, Ollie and Erykah.
The themes explored in this memoir are sensitive and profound, touching on love, grief, neurodivergence, suicide, loss, and childhood sexual abuse. Diane’s writing is rich in detail, yet the narrative remains smooth and accessible. At its heart, the book is an offering of hope and healing for those navigating similar pain.
- 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5
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