Girl in the Dark

'Bizarre and gripping. It's honesty, bravery and touches of black comedy will be a help to anyone suffering from a chronic illness, as well as to those who - at least for now - are spared. This book about darkness shines with lucid writing and flashes of bold imagination.' -- The Sunday Times 'With black humour, she describes her strategies for living as full a life as possible without becoming an emotional basket-case. In the dying of the light, there is rage but also laughter, love and the hope of progress.' -- The Times 'Girl in the Dark is a stunning debut from Anna Lyndsey about an unimaginably horrible disease.' -- Literary Review 'She began to write about her illness. She wrote haltingly in the complete darkness, in a bound notebook, using her left thumb as a marker to guide her hand ... lyrical, funny and uplifting.' -- The Daily Mail 'In lyrical, melancholy prose, she describes the limits of her days, listening to audiobooks, inventing word games and dreaming of sunshine while clinging onto a slim chance of recovery.' -- The Sunday Express 'An extraordinary memoir of horror, endurance, resourcefulness and despair. It is also a love story - because without her boyfriend (now husband) Pete, it is impossible to see how Lyndsey would have survived. Girl in the Dark is beautifully written. The author's intelligence shines on every page, and her will to survive (despite those black thoughts in her dark room) is inspiring.' -- The Daily Mail