Out of the Shadows By Catherine Camden-Pratt

(Daughters growing up With Mad Mothers)

Out of the Shadows brings together eleven women who tell their stories of growing up with mentally ill mothers. In this book, the first of its kind, the depictions of individual mother-daughter relationships are unstintingly honest. They show the messiness, pain, everyday challenges and triumphs of spirit that have been part of all of their lives. The legacies are not sanitised. Indeed, a key feature of Out of the Shadows is the presence of the women's voices, heartfelt and revealing. The women disclose the impact on their intimate relationships, their life direction, creativity and subsequent parenting while some reveal violent interactions that took place. All demonstrate the possibility of ongoing healing and the richness that comes from making sense of their family influences.

Easy reading - 237 pages - Good font size.

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