Dark Like Me 3: Open Up
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Last published Mon, Jul 9, 2018
At 28 years old, Sirrah Winters is no longer that broken girl from high school. She's out in the real world now - a world filled with rent, bills, and trying to survive while still carrying the ghosts of her past.
Life isn't perfect, but it's better. Sirrah has a job she loves. Her relationship with Shiriki is rock solid - finally someone who truly sees her. But no matter how steady they are, her father still can't stand Shiriki.
And that disapproval weighs heavy.
Between navigating love, managing friendships that are starting to drift, and fighting off the ever-looming shadows of her past, Sirrah is learning that healing doesn't have an end date.
Life is darker. Life is harder. But Sirrah? She's harder too.
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