{"product_id":"mad-house-growing-up-in-the-shadow-of-mentally-ill-siblings-paperback","title":"Mad House: Growing Up in the Shadow of Mentally Ill Siblings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClea Simon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling and compasionate memoir about coming to terms with the unique pain of living with a sibling's mental illness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn classic books such as \u003ci\u003eGirl, Interrupted\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen Rabbit Howls\u003c\/i\u003e, the mentally ill depict their own harrowing worlds. In \u003ci\u003eMad House\u003c\/i\u003e we have an account of the devastating effects of mental illness on the lives of those who share their world: the healthy siblings of those afflicted. Clea Simon was shattered when her older brother, Daniel, a freshman at Harvard, began hearing voices, making it impossible for him to function. He later committed suicide. Schizophrenia next claimed her sister, Katherine, who has moved from one institution to another after refusing any help from her family. Simon, who spoke with hundreds of other siblings of the mentally ill and with experts in the field, confronts the issues healthy siblings face, from guilt (Why do I deserve to be okay?) to fear (Will illness claim me or my children next?) to anger at being neglected by parents overwhelmed by the needs of the mad child.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClea Simon: \u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of three nonfiction books and 30 mysteries, including \u003ci\u003eWorld Enough\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHold Me\u003c\/i\u003e Down, both of which were named \"Must Reads\" by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. A graduate of Harvard University and former journalist, she has contributed to publications ranging from Salon.com and \u003ci\u003eHarvard Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eYankee \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.8 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52518796755251,"sku":"9780140274349","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/HovvW0bSXf9780140274349.webp?v=1760478768","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/mad-house-growing-up-in-the-shadow-of-mentally-ill-siblings-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}