She didn’t jump because she wanted to die.
She jumped because she had run out of ways to stay.
Her life didn’t look broken.
It looked… fine.
She showed up.
Held things together.
Loved her daughter.
From the outside, nothing looked like crisis.
But beneath it — something had quietly stopped working.
A relationship that slowly reshaped her independence.
Money she stopped looking at.
Evenings softened by wine that quietly stayed.
Unopened envelopes moved from table to chair to floor.
The exhausting promise of tomorrow, I’ll sort it.
Nothing dramatic.
Just a slow drift into a life she no longer recognised herself inside.
Then, silence.
Not answers.
Not rescue.
Just space.
And within that stillness, something unexpected begins.
A rhythm.
A presence.
A connection that doesn’t ask her to prove, fix, or perform.
And slowly — almost reluctantly — she begins to return to herself.
Not perfectly.
Not all at once.
But consciously.
One choice at a time.
It’s for the woman who feels like she’s doing everything right… and still feels like she’s disappearing.
"Beautifully written and deeply thought-provoking, Between Curtains captures the quiet truths we often ignore — how small problems compound, how money flows through every part of life, and how easy it is to stop truly living."
Chris
For anyone who has ever felt like they were holding everything together… while quietly falling apart.
About the author
Alina P Burlacu writes about the quiet ways women lose themselves — and how they find their way back.
Her work explores the space between coping and choosing, where money, identity, relationships, and emotional survival quietly intersect.
Alongside her writing, she works in financial wellbeing and coaching, supporting women to build clarity, confidence, and a sense of control in both life and money.
Between Curtains: The Dance Worth Staying For is her debut novel.
