Ghellow Road is a
literary diary of a young girl's journey through the tangled labyrinth
that is her life. Theresa's story begins in a large midwestern city
where she is born to loving parents in 1965. For a brief moment in time,
her life is full, as is her heart, and the world is hers to receive
without consequence. As time passes and Theresa grows, supernatural
forces begin to shape her existence, no matter how carefully her father
colors the empty spaces of her world. After a series of tragic events,
Theresa and her family seek refuge in a small Minnesota town nestled
near the shores of Rainy Lake. She creates a new life for herself there,
sharing adventures with friends and riding the ups and downs of
adolescence. Yet through it all, her mother remains forever lost in the
prison of her own mind and forever lost to Theresa. The young girl feels
as though she is leading a double life, one that no one else could
possibly understand. She begins to peer at the world as if looking
through a thick, black veil, never certain which pieces are illusion and
which are not. Through the kindness and support of the townspeople, She
eventually summons the strength to survive. This is a story of tragedy
and triumph. This is the story of my life.
This book was definitely different you follow the story of Theresa as she battles with her ill mother who suffers from schizophrenia which seems to really make it hard to be a good mom, her father who bears the weight of the world, dealing with the kids Mikie and Theresa, and his sick of wife. When he can't bear it anymore he commits the unthinkable. The kids get up rooted to their mother's parents house, Mikie finally has enough and finds himself shunned out of the house to live with someone else. While Theresa gets passed around like Candy to whoever will care for her. Theresa spends much of her time raising herself, she also learns that people don't treat her the best work wise due to her mother talking to invisible people. This book was raw and great way to learn how damaging mental illness can be.
