My Mother's Keeper: A Daughter's Memoir Of Growing Up In The Shadow Of Schizophrenia

By (author): "Joe Holley, Tara Elgin Holley"
Genres:Nonfiction books  Memoir books  Biography books  Autobiography books  Psychology books  Mental Health books  Mental Illness books  
Publish Date: 1997
My Mother's Keeper: A Daughter's Memoir Of Growing Up In The Shadow Of Schizophrenia
ISBN0380723026
ISBN139780380723027
AsinMy Mother's Keeper: A Daughter's Memoir Of Growing Up In The Shadow Of Schizophrenia
Original titleMy Mother's Keeper: A Daughter's Memoir of Growing Up in the Shadow of Schizophrenia
Separated from her mother at an early age, Tara Elgin Holley became her mother's legal guardian at age 16 and set about trying to rescue the blonde fairy princess she remembered from the shambling street person her mother had become. An inspiring story of one woman's struggle to struggle through the pain to reach a better understanding of her mother, herself and a devastating mental illness.