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-- Love and mercy2015., Adult, 121, Entertainment One Call No: DVD Fic Love & M Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: An unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era-defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.
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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.