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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Summary of While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of SilenceIN 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.

Disponibile da: 21/12/2023.

Lunghezza di stampa: 96 pagine.

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