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A Guest In My Own Life

A Guest In My Own Life

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WpMetadataNoticeLast published Tue, Jun 30, 2026
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"Ever since I was a child, I've felt as though everyone else was given a map for life. Everyone except me." Elysia Hart is twenty-three years old, and she has spent her entire life searching for a place where she can finally feel at home. In her journal, she writes honestly about loneliness, loss, hope, connection, and the feeling that sometimes she is a stranger even in her own life. A Guest in My Own Life is a quiet, deeply personal story about a young woman who has spent her whole life searching for herself.
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