Summary of While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger - An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
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Publisher: BookRix
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DISCLAIMER This book does not in any capacity mean to replace the original book but to serve as a vast summary of the original book. Summary of While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence IN THIS SUMMARIZED BOOK, YOU WILL GET: - Chapter astute outline of the main contents. - Fast & simple understanding of the content analysis. - Exceptionally summarized content that you may skip in the original book Meg Kissinger's memoir, While You Were Out, is a heartbreaking exploration of a family besieged by mental illness. Growing up in Chicago in the 1960s, the family faced a harsh reality with a heavily medicated mother, a violent father, and children with bipolar disorder and depression. The memoir explores the consequences of shame, botched public policy, and the hope offered by new treatment strategies. It is a powerful, candid, and surprising memoir of one family's love and resilience in the face of great loss.
Available since: 09/18/2023.
Print length: 96 pages.
