In her powerfully raw debut, Lindsey Frazier presents an unflinchingly honest exploration of self-discovery, emotional healing, and the transformative power of love in her memoir, Oh Love, Come Close. With stunning candor, she invites readers into the deepest recesses of her personal struggles and triumphs, crafting not just a narrative, but an experience that resonates with the core of what it means to be human.
The journey begins with a ring thrown across a room, an act of desperation, just a week into her marriage, as Lindsey declares to her husband, “I can’t do this anymore.” This pivotal moment sets the stage for a memoir that delves headfirst into the turbulence that engulfs her supposed honeymoon period. Yet, instead of joy and contentment, Lindsey grapples with a profound sense of loss, mourning a part of herself that seems to vanish in the very act of saying "I do."
Bound by love and a sincere promise to rebuild, Lindsey embarks on the tumultuous task of facing the shattered mirror of her own past. As she begins to piece together the fragments—her sexuality, spirituality, fidelity, and an intricate history laden with heartache—she discovers the crucial parts of her identity she had long left unacknowledged. It is through confronting the formidable landscape of her inner fears, unhealed wounds, and buried traumas that Lindsey recognizes the necessities for her survival and well-being. The memoir is an unguarded cartography of scars, a roadmap to retrieving the lost parts of her soul.
Oh Love, Come Close is a story of retrospection and healing, but also one of life’s inherent beauties that emerge when we allow love—self-love and the love of others—to permeate through our defenses. Lindsey's prose transports readers through a journey that is at times as vivid as it is dreamlike, gripping them with heartrending authenticity.
This memoir does not shy away from the complexities of the human heart; instead, it embraces them, unveiling the courage and tenacity it takes to reclaim oneself. Lindsey Frazier provides a literary mosaic—each chapter a piece that, when viewed as a whole, reveals the portrait of a woman who learns that to truly embrace life, she must accept all shades of her existence, no matter how jagged the edges may be. Oh Love, Come Close is a testament to the reality that to fully live and love, we must come to terms with all of ourselves and summon the bravery to step into the light.
Product Description
Author Lindsey Frazier
Binding Trade Paper
ISBN 9781947297586
Case Qty 36
Published 1-31-2023