This Is How I Find Her
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781480449749 (1480449741)
Publish date: September 10th 2013
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Pages no: 262
Edition language: English
Sophie has always lived her life in the shadow of her mother's bipolar disorder: monitoring medication, making sure the rent is paid, rushing home after school instead of spending time with friends, and keeping secrets from everyone. But when a suicide attempt lands Sophie's mother in the hospital,...
I found this one to be a touching, tender look at families and identity, and what it means when a parent struggles with mental health. Sophie was a sympathetic protagonist, and I found a lot to like here.
A Cybils book. I wasn’t sure what I would think of this one, but I ended up loving it. Sophie and her vulnerability, her fears about what her mother’s life means for her, her realization that she can’t do it alone–it was lovely stuff and I actually got choked up at the end.
For more information, visit my blog, Such A Novel Idea.http://suchanovelidea.wordpress.comWhy You Should Buy ItThis is a book that has the potential to change lives. While it deals with the mature topic of mental illness, it does so in a way that a teenage can get a real picture of what it is like ...
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