Review: Whistle in the Dark - By Emma Healey

Whistle in the Dark - By Emma Healey
Penguin Random House
Expected for release July 2018

This advance reading digital copy provided by the publisher via Netgally in exchange for an honest review.

My Rating (out of 5)
⭐⭐⭐⭐

A touching and raw story of a mother trying to connect with her teenage daughter battling depression.

Lana is a teenager struggling with depression and self harming tendencies.  When on a family art retreat vacation, she goes missing for four days.  Lana is unable or unwilling to disclose what happened during that time.  Jen, her mother, who booked the vacation in hopes of bonding with her depressed and distant daughter, is desperate to understand what happened.  But if communication with her daughter was difficult before, it seems near impossible now. The harder she tries to connect with Lana, the further away Lana seems to get.

I loved the raw reality of Jen's attempts to connect with Lana. As parents, we want to connect with our children, and to know them as individuals. Who among us (who are parents) have not felt like they were floundering at times?  How much harder is it when the young person is struggling with mental health issues?

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this advance reading copy for review.