Love the Ghost — Tina Perron

This is a dramatic story about how the past can become a prison. Plot in brief: Nina loses her lover in an accident. She cannot let him go, so he becomes a "ghost" for her—a painful memory that replaces real life. It is a journey through depression and guilt to realisation: to live on, the dead must be let go. Why it is worth attention: Psychological insight: The state of a broken heart is described very accurately. Harsh truth: The book dispels the myth of "perfect love" and shows relationships without embellishment. Therapeutic value: Helps to understand how to survive after loss. Verdict: An honest and poignant book about growing up through pain.