This is a memoir under a pen name of a woman who in her adult life develops an extreme photosensitivity chronic illness that slowly goes from being unable to sit in front of a computer light to needing to be in complete darkness just to survive the extreme pain light gives her skin. She’s in Great Britain so there’s some UK colloquialisms, plus it reads like a well read British woman wrote it. It’s a short read but with that tone sometimes read slow and the more detailed passages were tedious to read. The most interesting parts were details of her illness as she uncovered them. Her relationship with Pete was very sweet. Her relationship with others is explored and this did help me empathize with those with chronic illness and how painful the illness and strained relationships can be. 

This line got me:
“Friendship plants itself as a small unobtrusive seed; over time, it grows thick roots that wrap around your heart. When a love affair ends, the tree is torn out quickly, the operation painful but clean. Friendship withers quietly, there is always hope of revival. Only after time has passed do you recognize that it is dead, and you are left, for years afterwards, pulling dry brown fibres from your chest.”