"When a mother develops schizophrenia and becomes dangerous, her daughters change their names and sever contact. But years later, against all odds, the girls are able to reconcile with their mother."@en
"A gorgeous memoir about the seventeen-year estrangement of the author and her homeless schizophrenic mother, and their reunion."
"A gorgeous memoir about the seventeen-year estrangement of the author and her homeless schizophrenic mother, and their reunion."@en
"After Norma Herr's sometimes violent schizophrenic episodes became too much to bear, Mira Bartok and her sister changed their names and cut off all contact in order to keep themselves safe. After seventeen years Mira would discover that her mother was homeless and dying. On her deathbed she gave Mira and her sister the key to a storage unit filled with items from the past, items that would trigger a flood of memories."
"After Norma Herr's sometimes violent schizophrenic episodes became too much to bear, Mira Bartok and her sister changed their names and cut off all contact in order to keep themselves safe. After seventeen years Mira would discover that her mother was homeless and dying. On her deathbed she gave Mira and her sister the key to a storage unit filled with items from the past, items that would trigger a flood of memories."@en
"Memoir that describes the author's tumultuous relationship with her schizophrenic mother, and her journey to forgiveness and understanding."@en