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-- Benny and Joon.2001, p1993., General, MGM Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Benny Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Contemporary classics (MGM Home Entertainment Inc.)Summary Note: A mentally ill young woman who lives with her older brother finds her love in an eccentric young man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
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By Lukach, Mark[2017], General, Harper Wave Call No: Bio L953m Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power of love. Mark and Giulia's life together began as a storybook romance. The fell in love at eighteen, married at twenty-four, and were living their dream life in San Francisco. When Giulia was twenty-seven, she suffered a terrifying and unexpected psychotic break that landed her in the psych ward for nearly a month. One day she was vibrant and well-adjusted; the next she was delusional and suicidal, convinced that she was the devil and that her loved ones were not safe. All she wanted was to die. Eventually, Giulia fully recovered, and the couple had a son. But, soon after Jonas was born, Giulia had another breakdown, and then a third a few years after that. Pushed to the edge of the abyss, everything the couple had once taken for granted was upended. A story of the fragility of the mind, and the tenacity of the human spirit. A love story that raises profound questions: How do we care for the people we love? What and who do we live for? An intensely personal story of mental illness, anchored by an abiding devotion to family that will affirm readers' faith in the power of love"--Provided by publisher.
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2011., Other Press Call No: Bio F728y Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A modern day fairy tale of New York, Your Voice in My Head is a dazzling and devastating memoir, clear-eyed and shot through with wit. In a voice unlike any other, Emma Forrest explores depression and mania, but also the beauty of love - and the heartbreak of loss.