Leaving is My Colour

Loved it! The narrator, Rachel, takes us on a tartly funny journey through her life, in which she has lurched from one bad decision to another, barely stopping to pause for breath. 'Halloween, 1969. I was born. My three-year-old sister wasn't happy. Julie had asked for a puppy and they brought me home instead.' It's all downhill from there, as Rachel wisecracks her way through disappointments, many self inflicted. Often laugh-out-loud funny, Amy Burns has the word skills and timing of a stand-up comedian, while pulling off the difficult act of dealing with the serious subject of mental health with both humour and sensitivity. A great debut novel from an appealing new voice.

Funny and engaging, with humor that shows the dysfunction based in wealthy families and learning that there is no perfection in love. Sometimes what you're looking for is right there all along.

Fabulous read! Looking forward to reading more by this author!

This book painted the picture of a woman struggling with psychotic breaks, addictions, lose of a loved one, low self-esteem, I enjoyed reading it from a psychological perspective and how the author portrayed the characters struggles in life. It helps open ones eyes to see that everyone has struggles and that the answer often comes from within..

Rachel grew up in a dysfunctional family of what she thought was modest means until the day her father decided to announce they were rich. She was in and out of counseling sessions from the time she was a child when her hateful sister Julie claimed she was sexually active just for spite. Through drug addiction, rehab, and several failed marriages she never forgot about her first childhood sweetheart Jack, but it's a hard lesson to learn that letting go of the past is the only way to find our future. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, Rachel's sarcastic humor kept me turning the pages.

What a hoot this book is!!! Rachel is a character...lol...The writing which brings us into the life of a drug addict and her family is sometimes sad, sometimes funny. I found myself wanting to get back to reading this book when I had other things to do. The way Rachel deals with her family will keep you glued to the pages. Very entertaining book and one I would recommend if you want a light hearted read. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the advanced copy of the book in return from my honest review.