VBT# The House on Sunset - Lindsay Fischer‏

 

 

Review: The House on Sunset - Lindsay Fischer - July 2015

It's not very often that I do review non-fiction on The Phantom Paragrapher, but when I do it is always a topic that speaks close to my heart and The House on Sunset by Lindsay Fischer was one of those books. The House on Sunset is a memoir by Lindsay Fischer and about her life , which like the dark house on the cover was very grim. The memoir introduces us to Lindsay who is a high school teacher and who has dreams, goals and inspiration - she is a bundle of light and happiness and was in what she thought was a good relationship until he cheated on her and they broke up. Finding it hard to find a nice decent guy around the places she visited, Lindsay did what quite a few of us girls do these days with the invention of internet and the wide popularity of the web - she turned to internet dating as most of us know that really, if you are looking for a romantic relationship - these days the majority of people find it online. Lindsay thought she had found it online with a guy called Mike as they started chatting away, having dates and he was Mr. Charming . All was well until the Honeymoon period passed and Mike's true colours started to be revealed. Then the domestic abuse cycle started to happen and unfortunately Lindsay was in too deep and so the cycle continued. The House on Sunset is a recollection of these events and Lindsay lays it out to us the way we can get caught in these relationships and why often we let it happen to us and that's it really isn't as easy as packing up one day and leaving the abuser behind as more often we are sucked into the cycle and the belief that one day it will be over or one day he will change and love me like he should. On a personal note, I know what this is like from the viewpoint of watching my parents and growing up with a strict and controlling father and one who had a temper and liked to use force and call my mother names etc. Abuse comes in many different forms and remember readers, you are never alone. You never have to go through this by yourself and parents , if you have children and have suffered abuse - think of them and talk to them about it, as even though they are children, they understand and take in more than you realise and that's from experience.

The House on Sunset does touch some edgy topics and if you find reading about Domestic abuse difficult , then this is not the book for you but if you are a sufferer and need inspiration to get your life together or need a book where you can feel like someone knows what you are going through and can relate , then The House on Sunset is the read for you .