All of this came about when Norah was thirteen and she has been homeschooled ever since, only leaving her home for weekly therapy sessions, which causes a great deal of anxiety for her. Under Rose-Tainted Skies is the story of Norah, a teenage girl who suffers from agoraphobia, anxiety, OCD, and depression. Jen Harrison. Discover more books like Under Rose-Tainted Skies by following along with our reviews and articles tagged with Mental Health, Reality Fiction, Romance, and Young Adult Fiction.“How can I expect people to empathise with a sickness they can’t see?” Under Rose-Tainted Skies, by Louise Gornall, was reviewed by Dr. Under Rose-Tainted Skies is her first novel, and she can be found on Twitter She lives in England. Louise Gornall is YA aficionado, film nerd, junk food enthusiast, and rumored pink Power Ranger.
Told from the perspective of the sufferer, it vividly illustrates the human capacity for overcoming challenges and finding the joy in life, offering inspiration and hope to anyone who finds they struggle with living from moment to moment. Under Rose-Tainted Skies is touching, poignant, and funny. Even as Norah basks in the warm glow of a new relationship, however, she worries: can she possibly be the right girl for Luke despite her problems? Set against this bleak existence, however, is a single ray of hope for Norah: Luke is funny, sweet, friendly and persistent, and when he moves to her street Norah finds that even her determined self-isolation cannot keep him away. In the opening chapter of the novel, the reader is introduced to Norah as she tries desperately to make it out of the house to a therapy session with a psychologist, only to become so paralyzed by fear that she cannot make it out of the car. The trouble is, it is the outside world that is the source of Norah’s troubles: as a sufferer of agoraphobia, Norah lives in constant fear of disaster in a world that feels constantly threatening, with no safe means of escape.
Now her condition has left her heart-breakingly crippled: afraid to go out of doors, she stays in her home and, when possible, in her room, plugged in to the internet in an attempt to stay connected to the world outside. Norah seemed like just an average school student, until the day her first panic attack caused her to black out and wake in hospital, covered in stitches and confused. Drawing on the author’s own experiences, the book both inspires and encourages others battling mental health issues by showing them they are not alone. Under Rose-Tainted Skies proves the point, by sensitively exploring the lives of those touched by mental illness, with both pathos and gentle humor. Often times the best stories are not about made-up places, people, and events, but are instead about the real life challenges, triumphs, and tragedies of real and ordinary people. The Children’s Book Review | JanuUnder Rose-Tainted Skies
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