Mental health has been a misunderstood topic. Works on mental health are usually romanticized or portrayed in a gory and horrific form. This book entails the personal and fragile part of mental health struggles. Reattaching, fixing, and trying to find a place in the world. The story unfolds with a daunting and fierce female protagonist; living in 1989 Africa. There are so many unsuspecting suspense and twist.
It is 1989 and the weather blossomed. Thuli is a sixteen - year - old poet who suffers from ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder. She pens down her journey in an intricate and raw form. Thuli shares a powerful bond with her father, depressed with no urge to live but that strong bond. Yet she held unto toxicity and psychopathic behaviors. After feeling hurt and betrayed, only one thing kept her alive - OBESSSION.This book captures the very essence of sacrifice, pain and fragility. It ponders deeply on love. A beautiful love shared between a father and daughter.