You always read about the damaged broken guys but it's rare to meet a woman who is equally as damaged and runs the same parallel as the men in certain stories. Yes she grew up with a mother who struggled to raise two kids while being trashed on pills and booze but her inner demons of self loathing and low self esteem grabbed me by the heart strings. She was fierce and consumed everything in her wake and I loved her for it. But this wasn't the main reason why I connected with Tanya's story. My father's absence in my own life can be blamed on this very subject. How it takes over a life and consumes whatever is in it's path leaving nothing but heartache in it's wake. Alcoholism is something I'm all too familiar with. I found myself hoping against all hope that I would get a story about the alcoholic sister who was never there for her when she needed her most and blessedly my wish was fulfilled. The story of her sister Christa was macabre and beautiful in her attempt to kill herself but one day she meets the love of her life who ends up saving it. Tanya was a character I learned about while reading The Bridge. I had no idea that all these books were connected until a dear friend brought it to my attention. After reading Hurricane Lily and The Bridge, the latter of the two remains one of my favorite love stories, I have become a fan of Rogers Maher. Tanya is a book that was everything I hoped for and not at all what I expected.
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