A review by sharondblk
Chase the Rainbow by Poorna Bell

3.0

I follow Poorna on InstaGram, where she talks about powerlifting, feminism, race issues and other day to day things. I knew she had a husband who died by suicide, so I was interested to hear their full story. And this is a good book. Interesting and honest. My main issue with it is that throughout the book Poorna describes their love as a "big love" as if that separates it from everyday love. She was married to a heroin addict and didn't know he was an addict. He spends all his time in bed, spends all their money on drugs and isn't there for her. The only nice things she mentions about him is that he bought her flowers. The "big love" thing seems like an excuse for putting up with unacceptable things, much as women in abusive relationships stay because "he loves me". Or maybe I'm just cynical.