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The Parakeet (Hardcover)
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The Parakeet (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R582
Discovery Miles 5 820
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Bastien is eight years old, and his mother is ill. She often has
what his father and grandparents call "episodes." She screams and
fights, scratches and spits, and has to be carted away to
specialized clinics for frequent treatments. Bastien doesn't like
it when she goes, because when she comes home, she isn't the same.
She has no feelings, no desires, and not much interest in him.
According to the doctors, Bastien's mother suffers from "bipolar
disorder with schizophrenic tendencies," but he prefers to imagine
her as a comic-book heroine, like Jean Grey, who may become Dark
Phoenix and explode in a superhuman fury at any moment. Based on
the creator's own childhood experiences, The Parakeet is the story
of a boy whose only refuge from life's harsh realities lies in his
imagination. In his eyes, we see the confusion and heartache he
feels as he watches his mother's illness worsen and the treatments
fail. Through his eyes, we see how mental illness can both tear
families apart and reaffirm the bonds of love. Poignant yet
playful, The Parakeet follows Bastien's struggle to accept the
mother he has while wishing for the mother he needs.
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