September's Balloon is a heartfelt story about a woman who is deeply depressed.
You feel like you are right there with the main character throughout the book.
It is a dark and sleepy life she lives.
Day after day Susan tries to hide in her dreams.
She listens to her husband and daughter through the walls of her darkened bedroom.
Her husband has bonded very well with their precious daughter.
You can feel her pain of only being able to listen to her dear child while she faces her demons in her room.
Susan hits rock bottom and has to face her successful brother to sell her passion in life to him which is her camera.
Her brother, Alex, makes her feel incompetent.
Susan holds her head high and takes the money from Alex for her camera.
Susan argues with her husband.
Her anger forces her to come out of her fog.
Susan starts to get up and get dressed each day.
She makes dinner like a wife and mother will for her family.
She does all of this to get rid of her husband who she has come to hate yet deep down love when she thinks of the past.
September, the child, is a very thoughtful and caring little girl.
The amazing balloon notes she writes will tear at your heart strings as will the "person" she sends them to.
Towards the end of the book you will find out why Susan was so dreadfully depressed and understand why she behaves the way she does.
When you learn this you will understand her pain.
You will walk each step with Susan to a life for the better.
You hope for her.
You want to cheer her on.
You have faith she will succeed to live.
You want Susan, her husband and their daughter to become happier people.
This book is a quick read as you will want to see what happens in the next chapter.
I highly recommend this book especially if you know someone dealing with depression.
You will learn somewhat what a depressed person feels like and the obstacles the person has to overcome.