The Root Is Bitter, The Root Is Sweet : In The Shadow Of Madness, A Memoir

There is no family life without strife; introduce mental illness and you have family strife of mythic proportions, a life in which bitterness and sweetness are forever intertwined, an emotional environment where the sands are constantly shifting. The Root is Bitter, The Root is Sweet, a tenderly wrought memoir set in Canada in the 1950's and 60's, describes family experiences that transcend time and place - a father's manic-depressive disease, domestic violence, religious intolerance and racism. The story unfolds within an artful weave of oral history, lyric prose and poetry through which Dolores Brandon gives voice to universally felt yearnings for love and compassion in the face of circumstances that often elicit feelings of despair, anger and fear.

• | Author: Dolores Brandon, Marilyn Brandon
• | Publisher: Ori Academic Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 01, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 230 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1942431031
• | ISBN-13: 9781942431039