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While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
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This memoir is intimate. The first half fascinated me. Meg describes her family of 10 in such a way that you really feel like you know them. And then, things start going sideways. With depression and bipolar disorder touching so many people in one family, the reality feels weighty. In the midst of chaos, the family is struck with a suicide. And then, another.
Meg uses the second half to investigate and shine light on the state of mental health care in our county (fyi - not good). It reads slower, but is full of good info.
Overall, an interesting memoir!
You’ll love this if you:
•like memoirs involving mental health (think, Hidden Valley Road, but from a first person perspective)
•have mental health struggles in your family
Heavy TW: suicide, bipolar disorder, and depression
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC. All opinions are my own 😊
Meg uses the second half to investigate and shine light on the state of mental health care in our county (fyi - not good). It reads slower, but is full of good info.
Overall, an interesting memoir!
You’ll love this if you:
•like memoirs involving mental health (think, Hidden Valley Road, but from a first person perspective)
•have mental health struggles in your family
Heavy TW: suicide, bipolar disorder, and depression
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC. All opinions are my own 😊
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