This is an extremely readable and valuable book that hooked me from page one. “A beautifully grim account on the reality of domestic abuse. This story is relatable to anyone who has ever silenced their own power, and then found that inner voice again.”-Tikva Wolf, creator of Kimchi Cuddles Some never awaken. And then some shock treatment takes place, a person, a book, a song, and it awakens them and saves them from death. “Louisa Leontiades has a talent for capturing the beauty and humanity in sorrowful moments. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing it. An obsession becomes a reality when an fan of Owen Gray meets him for the first time, to have sex with him on camera Two young lovers part way in the deeply romantic Coming of Age, while the graceful and frenetic dance of Julia Roca seduces her lover in the interprative movement of Some Never Awaken, inspired by an Anaïs Nin poem. “Some Never Awaken is a tale of balancing on the delicate edge between darkness and freedom, a story that burrows under the skin and illuminates the reality beneath, a glimpse into the pain and lies we hide behind.”-Michón Neal, author of The Black Tree series "It is my hope as I write this that Louisa’s story will be recognized by another person in a similarly toxic relationship, and that Louisa’s skillfully written, brave story will be the catalyst for another person’s awakening."-from the foreword by Mo Daviau, author of Every Anxious Wave The resulting pain, always before anaesthetised with alcohol, shows her a reality that can no longer be ignored. She falls in love with another man, and her world comes crashing down around her. 1x06 Do You Find My Feet Suckable / Come Fly With Me / A Lethal Femme Fatale. On an idyllic holiday in Barbados, her suppressed and secret past catches up with her. Louisa is in an abusive relationship-but she doesn’t realise it yet. Then you read a book or you take a trip and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. Except that when you’re abused, you aren’t sure of anything anymore. You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. That your boyfriend is an abusive man-such an awful accusation, you have to have an awful amount of courage to make it.
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