Half in Love - Surviving the Legacy of Suicide (Paperback)

After the agony of witnessing her mother's multiple--and ultimately successful--suicide attempts, Linda Gray Sexton, daughter of the acclaimed poet Anne Sexton, struggles with an engulfing undertow of depression. Here, with powerful, unsparing prose, Sexton conveys her urgent need to escape the legacy of suicide that consumed her family--a topic rarely explored, even today, in such poignant depth.
Linda Gray Sexton tries multiple times to kill herself--even though as a daughter, sister, wife, and most importantly, a mother, she knows the pain her act would cause. But unlike her mother's story, Linda's is ultimately one of triumph. Through the help of family, therapy, and medicine, she confronts deep-seated issues and curbs the haunting cycle of suicide she once seemed destined to inherit.

General

Imprint:	Counterpoint
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	2012
Authors:	Linda Gray Sexton
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-58243-799-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-58243-799-8
Barcode:	9781582437996

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