The Fallen Queen (Winner of the Write Way Award 2013) #Wattys2015 #MyWattysChoice #Featured

Marie wanted to be as good as her mother wanted. Since her older brother was diagnosed with autism, she is considered the family's "normal" child. She thus feels she must be perfect in every way, which soon turns out to be a haunting task. Desperate for love and to make sense of her mother's contradictory behaviors and spiritual changes (from her mother's infidelities and alcoholism to a strict religious cult, and back again), Marie starts a friendship with a make belief friend, Ana. Ana is beautiful, loving, all-knowing and lives in an older version of Marie's house. Ana is the best friend one could hope for...that is until she encourages you to pursue a life threatening path.

A book loosely based on my life: my relationship with my mother, my father, my autistic brother and my sister; my life in a cult; and my battle with anorexia. Nevertheless, this book is a work of fiction (imaginary friend, haunted house, mystical creatures, paranormal, etc).

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I believe you should add in another ending, if you want to of course. where Marie doesn't die :D

Im about to read this book for the 3rd time.the first time I read it was about a year ago,the second time was like 2 months ago. I wanna now do a project on it.

When you mention cult, I was reminded already of Carrie White and her mother.

I feel like These people would shun me for being homosexual, or they were kill me.

I was never anorexic but I do sometimes have a little voice in my head that scolds me for eating.

Even though you say it has spoilers I think you should put it at the end of the book but it's your choice. I love this book by the way it's soo good I love ou