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A beautifully crafted story of immense compassion and subtle humor that held me in thrall from the first page to the last. --Margaret Moorman, author of My Sister's Keeper

""An outstanding tribute to the power of love and persistence.""-- ""Midwest Book Review"" ""An unflinching account of a family's struggle to come to terms with an adult child's severe mental illness and find hope and love on the other side. What is shows us, once again, is that most of what we think we know about mental illness is just plain wrong.""--Mark Vonnegut, M.D., author of Eden Express and Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So ""A beautifully crafted story of immense compassion and subtle humor that held me in thrall from the first page to the last.""--Margaret Moorman, author of My Sister's Keeper ""A compelling family memoir, written with a deep understanding of the complex ties that bind us.""--Evelyn Renold, AARP ""I was up all night reading After Schizophrenia. In writing this compelling and beautifully written book, Margaret Hawkins joins pioneers in truth, like John Nash of A Beautiful Mind, by opening another door on this strangely dark place and allowing the light of experience to shed understanding and compassion. After Schizophrenia gives hope to all. I loved this book and thank Margaret Hawkins for having the courage to write it, her family for living through it.""--Judy Collins, singer, songwriter, and social activist

A compelling family memoir, written with a deep understanding of the complex ties that bind us. Evelyn Renold, AARP-- Reviews I was up all night reading After Schizophrenia. In writing this compelling and beautifully written book, Margaret Hawkins joins pioneers in truth, like John Nash of A Beautiful Mind, by opening another door on this strangely dark place and allowing the light of experience to shed understanding and compassion. After Schizophrenia gives hope to all. I loved this book and thank Margaret Hawkins for having the courage to write it, her family for living through it. Judy Collins, singer, songwriter, and social activist-- Reviews An unflinching account of a family's struggle to come to terms with an adult child's severe mental illness and find hope and love on the other side. What is shows us, once again, is that most of what we think we know about mental illness is just plain wrong. Mark Vonnegut, M.D., author of Eden Express and Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So-- Reviews An outstanding tribute to the power of love and persistence. Midwest Book Review-- Reviews A beautifully crafted story of immense compassion and subtle humor that held me in thrall from the first page to the last. Margaret Moorman, author of My Sister's Keeper-- Reviews

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Margaret Hawkins teaches writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and was an art critic for the Chicago SunTimes for more than two decades. She is also a Chicago correspondent for ARTnews. Her essays have appeared in a variety of national publications. Her debut novel, A Year of Cats and Dogs, published last year to strong reviews and her new novel, How to Survive a Natural Disaster, publishes this fall. Carolyn S. Spiro, MD is a coauthor of Divided Minds.

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