{"id":1981,"date":"2015-02-13T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2018-12-09T21:22:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T02:22:37","slug":"memoirs-stranger-tamar-douglas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/memoirs-stranger-tamar-douglas\/","title":{"rendered":"Memoirs of a Stranger by Tamar Douglas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1971\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Memoirs-Stranger-Tamar-Douglas-ebook\/dp\/B00KAMNN16\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1423754605&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Memoirs+of+a+stranger&amp;tag=revepassfaci-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1971 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Memoirs-of-a-Stranger-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Memoirs of a Stranger by Tamar Douglas\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Memoirs-of-a-Stranger-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Memoirs-of-a-Stranger-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Memoirs-of-a-Stranger.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memoirs of a Stranger by Tamar Douglas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asha Shakes was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and now lives in the US. She is desperately trying to get rid of her culture, as she believes it weighs her down. At the same time, she develops all kinds of conditions (paranoia, OCD, claustrophobia, agoraphobia, delusions), and she ends up being admitted against her will to a mental health hospital. During her stay there, she only trusts one therapist, Dr. Gayle. But when the doctor doesn&#8217;t show up one day, Dr. Knightly comes to replace her, and Asha thinks he is an angel sent by God. She starts relating her childhood to him, as she is convinced that her culture is the reason why she is in the hospital in the first place.<\/p>\n<p><em>Memoirs of a Stranger<\/em> is Tamar Douglas&#8217; debut novel, a short story of about 50 pages. The narrative is absorbing, and I especially loved the flashbacks to Asha&#8217;s childhood in Jamaica where we learn about the witchcraft and superstitions inherent to their culture. In addition, there was a great plot twist at the end of the book that really caught me by surprise. The only negative comments I would have is that the author should have paid more attention to the tenses of the verbs she used, as they tend to change from one sentence to the next. I would also have liked the book to be longer and learn more about Asha&#8217;s childhood. In the end though, I really recommend this book as it is a quick read that will leave you stunned by the unexpected ending.<\/p>\n<p><em>Memoirs of a Stranger<\/em> was sent to me for free in exchange for an honest review.<\/p>\n<p>Fun facts about the author:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tamar Douglas taught ESL in Japan and Oman.<\/li>\n<li>She&#8217;s a big fan of Jane Austen.<\/li>\n<li>In order to relax, the author likes doing jigsaw puzzles while listening to an audio book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>About the author and her work: <a title=\"Tamar Douglas' Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tamardouglas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tamar Douglas&#8217; Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked this book you might also like:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1985\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Boss-Stalker-Tamar-Douglas-ebook\/dp\/B00N8YB1KS\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1423756124&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=THE+BOSS+AND+THE+STALKER&amp;tag=revepassfaci-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1985 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/The-Boss-and-the-Stalker-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Boss and the Stalker by Tamar Douglas\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/The-Boss-and-the-Stalker-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/The-Boss-and-the-Stalker.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Boss and the Stalker by Tamar Douglas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1881\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Im-Looking-Through-You-Growing\/dp\/0767921755\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1423756074&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=I%27m+Looking+Through+You&amp;tag=revepassfaci-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1881 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Im-Looking-Through-You-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"I'm Looking Through You by Jennifer Finney Boylan\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Im-Looking-Through-You-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Im-Looking-Through-You.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m Looking Through You by Jennifer Finney Boylan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-502\" style=\"width: 197px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Mistaken-Identity-Families-Survivor-Unwavering\/dp\/1439153558\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1423756011&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Mistaken+Identity&amp;tag=revepassfaci-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-502 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Mistaken-Identity-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mistaken Identity by Don &amp; Susie Van Ryn\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Mistaken-Identity-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Mistaken-Identity.jpg 527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mistaken Identity by Don &amp; Susie Van Ryn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1984\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/The-Witch-Of-Portobello-Novel\/dp\/0061338818\/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1423755825&amp;sr=1-1&amp;tag=revepassfaci-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1984 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/The-Witch-of-Portobello-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/The-Witch-of-Portobello-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/The-Witch-of-Portobello-300x452.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/The-Witch-of-Portobello.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asha Shakes was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and now lives in the US. She is desperately trying to get rid of her culture, as she believes it weighs her down. At the same time, she develops all kinds of conditions (paranoia, OCD, claustrophobia, agoraphobia, delusions), and she ends up being admitted against her will to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/memoirs-stranger-tamar-douglas\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Memoirs of a Stranger by Tamar Douglas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[678,1023],"tags":[1030,1016,1029,321,687,533,589,416,1027,1026,1025,681,1033,1031,1028,1034,1036,1024,1032,1035],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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