Genre:
Adult, Realistic Fiction
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my
review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
From Goodreads:
My Life in a
Nutshell: A Novel is the story of one man's struggles with debilitating
anxiety. Brian Cunningham has isolated himself to such a degree that his human
contact is barely more than an hour a day. While lonely, he feels powerless to
change his life. Unexpectedly, his safe little world is invaded by one Abigail
Harris, a seven-year-old girl who, for the last five years, has bounced from
foster home to foster home. She has come to live with an aunt and uncle she has
never known. Unsure if she can trust her new environment, she turns to Brian.
Neither one quite knows how to live in the world. Can they possibly help each
other?
My Thoughts:
Love and
kindness are two powerful tools when it comes to helping someone or overcoming
issues of your own. The author has used those tools to show us two people
struggling yet reaching out to each other. Brian has several issues that make
it almost impossible for him to interact with people. Then he meets Abigail who
has been in foster home after foster home.
Now she lives with an aunt and uncle and must learn to trust and accept
their love for her. She and Brian meet and click and through their interactions
they each begin to find peace and healing. This story is told from Brian’s
perspective. We watch him as he seeks help through a therapist and takes each
painful step. There is so much here that
I am sure every reader will find themselves relating to Brian. For those of us who have had to seek help for
issues similar to this it is both healing and painful to read. I will
definitely read more books by this author.
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