Hidden Valley Road is a fabulous book and I have recommended it often. Brain on Fire is also an engrossing read. I saw the author on tv and that is what motivated me to pick up the book. Both excellent and highly readable books. I watched a documentary about the Hidden Valley Road family. Tragic for those with schizophrenia as well as their caretakers.
I had literally the exact same experience with my grandmother as you did with yours. Mine passed in 2020. Even how you described your experience is how I've always described mine and like you, it has led me to having a similar interest in reading more about it without the emotional weight of living directly in the midst of it. I read Hidden Valley Road and really enjoyed it, but I will have to check out the other titles you listed.
Just finished a book in translation called The Cold by Linn Ullman. I swear that all the characters in the book had some form of mental illness. I also just finished reading Pastoral by Andre Alexis. Definitely gives you something to ponder.
Hidden Valley Road is a fabulous book and I have recommended it often. Brain on Fire is also an engrossing read. I saw the author on tv and that is what motivated me to pick up the book. Both excellent and highly readable books. I watched a documentary about the Hidden Valley Road family. Tragic for those with schizophrenia as well as their caretakers.
I had literally the exact same experience with my grandmother as you did with yours. Mine passed in 2020. Even how you described your experience is how I've always described mine and like you, it has led me to having a similar interest in reading more about it without the emotional weight of living directly in the midst of it. I read Hidden Valley Road and really enjoyed it, but I will have to check out the other titles you listed.
Just finished a book in translation called The Cold by Linn Ullman. I swear that all the characters in the book had some form of mental illness. I also just finished reading Pastoral by Andre Alexis. Definitely gives you something to ponder.
I left out one of the words in the first title that I mentioned. It was The Cold Song