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In Her Wake A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide

9780465022137

In Her Wake A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide

  • ISBN 13:

    9780465022137

  • ISBN 10:

    0465022138

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 07/12/2011
  • Publisher: Basic Books
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Summary

In Her Wakeis a rare thing: the story of a psychiatrist analyzing her own psychological drama. Nancy Rappaport was just four years old when her mother--a prominent Boston activist and socialite--committed suicide. Decades later, Rappaport, a child psychiatrist with three children of her own, pieced together a complex mosaic of her "mama." In Her Wakesheds light on the nature of hurting and healing, and is a potent reminder that love outlasts death.

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