{"product_id":"shadows-on-the-porch-a-cleveland-memoir-of-survival-and-three-generations-of-mental-illness","title":"Shadows on the Porch: A Cleveland memoir of survival and three generations of mental illness","description":"2020 IAN (Independent Author Network) Book of the Year winner - Outstanding First Non-Fiction\n2020 IAN Book of the Year finalist: Biography\/Autobiography, Social Issues\n\nThis book is not for the faint of heart.\n\nWelcome to Beverly's world.\n\nShadows on the Porch opens with a searing inside look into the unpredictable disruptions of growing up with a schizophrenic parent, builds to the heartbreak of institutionalizing a schizophrenic child, and closes with the reconnection with a distant father.\n\nThere are calm, normal periods, unpredictable explosions, abrupt trips to the hospital, frequent and jarring moves, shame dealing with neighbors, and shifting periods of despair.\n\nThis incredible story also includes her grandparents' immigration to Ohio, decades of hard work, murder, suicide, family disruption, and Beverly's first marriage to an abusive alcoholic.\n\nAs she relates one gut-wrenching event after another, how Beverly finds a way to survive is often what seems most amazing.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0578540436\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0578540436.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kuestner, Janine|De Angelis, Beverly\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42944807174205,"sku":"BVV.0578540436.G","price":15.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0578540436-0.jpg?v=1769201420","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/shadows-on-the-porch-a-cleveland-memoir-of-survival-and-three-generations-of-mental-illness","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}