Phantom Limb Author:Lucinda Berry Emily and Elizabeth spend their childhood locked in a bedroom and terrorized by a mother who drinks too much and disappears for days. The identical twins are rescued by a family determined to be their saviors. — But there’s some horrors love can’t erase… — Elizabeth wakes in a hospital, strapped to her bed and unable to move or ... more »speak. The last thing she remembers is finding Emily’s body in their bathroom. Days before, she was falling in love and starting college. Now, she’s surrounded by men who talk to themselves and women who pull out their eyebrows.
As she delves deeper into the mystery surrounding Emily’s death, she discovers shocking secrets and holes in her memory that force her to remember what she’s worked so hard to forget -- the beatings, the blood, the special friends. Her life spins out of control at a terrifying speed as she desperately tries to unravel the psychological puzzle of her past before it’s too late.« less
This book was just too dark and sad for me. Maybe I should have known what I was getting into but it wasn't really what I was expecting. It is based on horrible child abuse and I wish I had not read it.