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Surrounded By Madness - by Rachel Pruchno (Paperback)

Surrounded By Madness - by  Rachel Pruchno (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"What was the likelihood my adopted daughter would have</p><p>my father's hazel eyes and my mother's mental illness?"</p><p><br></p><p>In this fiercely candid memoir, Dr. Pruchno, a scientist widely</p><p>acclaimed for her research on mental illness and families, shows how</p><p>mental illness threatened to destroy her own family. Not once, but</p><p>twice.</p><p><br></p><p>As a child, she didn't understand her mother's episodes of</p><p>crippling sadness or whirlwind activity. As a mother, she feared her</p><p>daughter Sophie would follow in the footsteps of the grandmother</p><p>Sophie never knew.</p><p><br></p><p>Unraveling the mysteries of her mother's and daughter's</p><p>illnesses, Pruchno fought to preserve her marriage and protect her</p><p>son. But it was not until she came to terms with her own secrets that</p><p>she truly understood the destructive and pervasive effects mental</p><p>illness has on families.</p><p><br></p><p>Surrounded By Madness is transforming. It will empower</p><p>families to stop hiding and start talking when mental illness strikes.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The heavy-hearted memoir of a woman who lost her mother and daughter to the bitter grip of mental illness.</p><p>"Penned in a vivid, literary style that bleeds anguish, Pruchno's story is a mother's worst nightmare. Since the book centers on a young person and</p><p>leaves such a powerful impression, it would make a solid supplementary text for a college psychology course. Pruchno's feelings of desperation and</p><p>powerlessness speak more to the reality of mental illness than an academic case study ever could.</p><p>"An unvarnished look at the destructiveness of mental illness as told by a person who suffered at the hands of someone else's demons."</p><strong>KIRKUS REVIEWS</strong></p><strong>A "Recommended List" book selection</strong></p><p><br></p><p>"Reading Surrounded By Madness</em> is like watching the inevitable train crash that you can't stop from happening. Poignant, vivid, tragic, yet ultimately resilient."</p><strong>Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D.</strong></p><strong>Professor, Department of Psychology</strong></p><strong>University of California at Berkeley</strong></p><strong>Vice-Chair for Psychology, Department of Psychiatry</strong></p><strong>University of California at San Francisco</strong></p><br>

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