Under Rose-tainted Skies

from kbranfield

Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall is a poignant and heartbreakingly realistic portrayal of a teenager with debilitating anxiety, agoraphobia and OCD. Other than appointments with her therapist, seventeen year old Norah Dean has not left her house in four years. Stricken with a multitude...

from olegalCA

One of the better books in the young-adult, mental-illness category. Really delves into the internal messages that goes through the brain of someone who suffers from agoraphobia.

from Carolesrandomlife

I thought that this book was very well done. It wasn't a feel good novel and it could be almost hard to read at times. It really felt like an honest book and that is what I really liked about it. It can be really hard to imagine the reality of living with mental illness as Norah does in this stor...

from Pet12

A heartwarming young adult book written from the perspective of a teenage girl who is living with agoraphobia, anxiety, and OCD and uses self-harm to cope. Norah has been confined to her house for several years. Her contact with other people is limited to her mother, her therapist, and regular sn...

from HeatherLINC

This was a compelling insight into the life of a teenage girl suffering from agoraphobia and panic attacks. I loved Norah's narration. Even though she drooled over her neighbour, Luke, she was snarky, self-deprecating, humorous and real. I felt terribly sorry for her and the way her anxieties kep...