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1997
4.4(32 reviews)
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
224 pages
ISBN: 978-0140274349
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Mad House

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A compelling and compasionate memoir about coming to terms with the unique pain of living with a sibling's mental illness In classic books such as Girl, Interrupted and When Rabbit Howls , the mentally ill depict their own harrowing worlds. In Mad House 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.

Book Information

Title:Mad House
Author:Clea Simon
Series:Non-Fiction Books
Book Number:#1
Published:1997
Pages:224
ISBN-10:140274340
ISBN-13:978-0140274349
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Series Progress

This book is part of the Non-Fiction Books series and is book #1 in the series.