Leaving the Hall Light On

Biography & Memoir
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Author: Madeline Sharples ISBN: 9780982579497
Publisher: Dream of Things Publication: October 14, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Madeline Sharples
ISBN: 9780982579497
Publisher: Dream of Things
Publication: October 14, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

"A moving read of tragedy, trying to prevent it, and coping with life after." - Midwest Book Review

Leaving the Hall Light On: A Mother's Memoir of Living with Her Son's Bipolar Disorder and Surviving His Suicide charts the near-destruction of one middle-class family whose son committed suicide after a seven-year struggle with bipolar disorder. Madeline Sharples, author, poet and web journalist, goes deep into her own well of grief to describe her anger, frustration and guilt. She describes many attempts -- some successful, some not -- to have her son committed to hospital and to keep him on his medication. The book also charts her and her family's redemption, how she considered suicide herself, and ultimately, her decision live and take care of herself as a woman, wife, mother and writer.

A note from the author: I encourage you to read my book if you have been touched by bipolar disorder or suicide. And even if you have not, my book will inspire you to survive your own tragedies. As author Jessica Bell says: Leaving the Hall Light On is "a remarkable book and it SHOULD be read."

"Brave and Gritty. Innovative. Resourceful. Inspiring." - Story Circle Book Reviews

"Poetically visceral, emotionally honest. An extraordinary memoir." - Irvin D. Godofsky, MD

"Moving, intimate and very inspiring." - Mark Shelmerdine, CEO, Jeffers Press

"A sad but beautifully written book for anyone who has lost someone they love." - Dina Kucera, author of Everything I Never Wanted to Be

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"A moving read of tragedy, trying to prevent it, and coping with life after." - Midwest Book Review

Leaving the Hall Light On: A Mother's Memoir of Living with Her Son's Bipolar Disorder and Surviving His Suicide charts the near-destruction of one middle-class family whose son committed suicide after a seven-year struggle with bipolar disorder. Madeline Sharples, author, poet and web journalist, goes deep into her own well of grief to describe her anger, frustration and guilt. She describes many attempts -- some successful, some not -- to have her son committed to hospital and to keep him on his medication. The book also charts her and her family's redemption, how she considered suicide herself, and ultimately, her decision live and take care of herself as a woman, wife, mother and writer.

A note from the author: I encourage you to read my book if you have been touched by bipolar disorder or suicide. And even if you have not, my book will inspire you to survive your own tragedies. As author Jessica Bell says: Leaving the Hall Light On is "a remarkable book and it SHOULD be read."

"Brave and Gritty. Innovative. Resourceful. Inspiring." - Story Circle Book Reviews

"Poetically visceral, emotionally honest. An extraordinary memoir." - Irvin D. Godofsky, MD

"Moving, intimate and very inspiring." - Mark Shelmerdine, CEO, Jeffers Press

"A sad but beautifully written book for anyone who has lost someone they love." - Dina Kucera, author of Everything I Never Wanted to Be

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