In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide
By (Author) Nancy Rappaport
Basic Books
Basic Books
12th July 2011
United States
General
Non Fiction
Coping with / advice about death and bereavement
362.28092
Paperback
320
Width 140mm, Height 210mm
In Her Wake is a rare thing: the story of a psychiatrist analyzing her own psychological drama. Nancy Rappaport was just four years old when her mothera prominent Boston activist and socialitecommitted suicide. Decades later, Rappaport, a child psychiatrist with three children of her own, pieced together a complex mosaic of her mama. In Her Wake sheds light on the nature of hurting and healing, and is a potent reminder that love outlasts death.
Nancy Rappaport is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and practices in Cambridge, Massachusetts.