About My Book

A Thumb Over the Sun is the story of three siblings navigating chaotic lives with a malignant narcissistic mother. A brother and two sisters separated at a young age by a bitter divorce; each abandoned by a parent, struggle with their sense of loss. Their two stories run parallel, past and present, revealing family secrets ultimately ending in triumph and tragedy, but most importantly truth.

Though A Thumb Over the Sun is fiction, it is based on my life. I have written many drafts over the years, each one protecting my narcissistic mother. It was my duty to hold our secrets. But after my mother fell breaking her ankle in 2018, and it was my job overseeing her life, I found myself back in therapy with the realization I had to cut all ties – have no contact with my mother. 

A Thumb Over the Sun is relevant to our times. On Quora and Reddit there are thousands of adult children dealing with narcissistic mothers or fathers seeking answers and a way out. Many self help books have been written on the topic, but I haven’t found a book that has shown the turmoil, psychological damage and hard work it takes to navigate the ultimate choice of having no contact; finally attaining peace and freedom from a parent with a destructive mental illness.