Lyrical Muse writes: Our third essay in the Disability Pride series comes from Katie-jo Gracie, a writer from Bedford who is a passionate advocate...
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View AllTo the Moon and Back (Tales of the Other Kind)
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I came into this book completely open minded and was taken by complete surprise at the vivid world the author created that tells a story of grief and neurodivergence.
Some of the most beautiful descriptions really had me empathising throughout and has me thinking of how to manage the big emotions as a fellow late diagnosed neurodivergent.
I read this book in one sitting, enraptured throughout and spent some time after just sat in my chair, digesting the feelings it gave me.
Worth a read for sure!
I picked this up because I was a beta reader for Katie-jo's book "Rest for the Weary".
I love that book; obviously, it wasn't fiction, so I wasn't sure what this would be like.
I'm still not sure how I would categorise this book by genre; it's unlike anything I've ever read. I read the whole book in one night. I could not put it down. My daughter is now reading it too. As someone who has walked through this type of grief, I felt so seen. I'm telling everyone about this book. It is an absolute must-read. If I could give it 10 stars, I would.
This is a truly unique book that I read in one sitting - I couldn't put it down. The author skilfully weaves two stories into one, using an Inuit oral traditional story as a metaphor for a woman dealing with heartbreak and self discovery, through a lens of late diagnosed autism. I haven't read anything like it before and found it incredibly moving. Highly recommended!