Keeper of the Night

Isabel is a young girl with a younger Olivia, her sister, and her brother, Frank, living on Guam. Her mother ends up committing suicide and she has to deal with the consequences of that death.

The book is written in sort of a diary-type style; not exact dates, but relatively short sections. It covers how she has to help with her sister's reaction, her father's distance, reactions of friends and relatives and especially her brother who ends up becoming a "cutter," a person who cuts themselves on purpose to try and deal with emotional pain.

Isabel has to try and help her entire family plus keep going with her regular daily life. Fortunately, there are friends and relatives who are willing to give her that help and, eventually, she is directed towards some professional help.

It's an interesting book and hopeful in that it shows how Isabel was able to keep going despite great personal loss and ultimately keep on living her own life.

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