Out of the Dark - Linda Cain, Robin Royston > Reviews

Advantages: An excellent read, hard to put down!
Disadvantages: I have some concerns - see the review.

Why I got the book This book had been on my Amazon wishlist for a long time, so when I joined BookMooch it was one of the first books I mooched. Although I'm generally drawn towards autobiographies, especially when they involve mental health issues, I was particularly drawn to this one as I had been told that it involved themes of self-harm. Having personal experiences of self-injury, and spending a great deal of my spare time as trustee ... Read review

Advantages: A first hand insight into deep depression
Disadvantages: A Disturbing Read

“Out of the Dark” is an auto-biographical account of abuse by Linda Caine and co written by her psychotherapist and now friend Robin Royston. On the face of it, Linda Caine appears to have an idyllic lifestyle and have plenty of blessings that many people would pray for. Yet she is also suffering from a terrible depression that is causing her to consider taking her life on several occasions. This book is an account of how she overcame that depression ... Read review

Advantages: To learn about an African life, told with such imagination and colour
Disadvantages: To find out the extent to which an innocent young child can be abused

OUT OF THE DARK This autobiography was so popular when it was first published in paper back format in 2004 that it stayed on the list of best sellers for most of that year. It has sold almost a quarter of a million books in the UK alone! Linda Caine was born in Zimbabwe, Africa and lived there for most of her childhood, before moving onto Los Angeles and then England. She was happily married with a wonderful husband and two lovely children, living ... Read review