Produkt
KlappentextA poignant memoir of a caregiver´s lifelong struggle to break through the barrier of her sibling´s mental illness in search of sisterhood.Through evocative personal stories, Susan Grundy compassionately explores the devastating consequences of her older sister´s severe mental illness. Her diagnosis of schizophrenia at age thirteen eventually leads their disheartened parents to move away to start a new life and to the jarring progression of Susan from a free-spirited little sister into a trapped caregiver.Susan, candidly and with brave honesty, describes the caregiver push-pull whirlpool where she alternates between fury at her sister´s resentful and jealous moods and being flooded with sympathy and guilt - why her and not me? But still, Susan is unable to step away. This memoir, slipping back and forth in chronology, underlines how the past infuses the present. The sisters´ journey is woven with resilience and humour and radiates with the potential for well-being and hope despite the collateral damage of a mental illness.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-55380-718-6
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
FormatTrade Paperback (USA)
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2024
Erscheinungsdatum04.10.2024
SpracheEnglisch
Artikel-Nr.61717201
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