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Father and son: arguably the most complex of all family relationships. But what happens when your dad is a manic-depressive who paints the front door in the middle of the night and sends well-wishes to Michael Crawford scrawled on a pair of underpants ? Martin Townsend grew up with a father, Ron, who had suffered recurring mental illness since the early 1950s. At the slightest emotional trigger he could turn from a loving and compassionate dad - adored by his family and friends to a restless, dead-eyed depressive or spiteful, bullying monster. One moment he could be building his sons a play-house, the next terrorizing the family and smashing up the council house he had struggled so hard to get. In THE FATHER I HAD, Martin Townsend paints a powerful, often painful portrait of life with his dad. He describes the roller-coaster route of an illness which is still widely misunderstood but which touches the lives of millions of people. From the soaring, often hilarious highs' to the horrific lows' of his father's three suicide attempts, he tells a story of pain, courage and resilience. He remembers a father he loved unconditionally but who would turn on him, as the eldest son, whenever the illness took hold. THE FATHER I HAD is a powerful, moving and marvellously written account of a family torn apart by mental illness, and a thoughtful reflection on that most sensitive of relationships that between a father and a son.
Unfortunately this item is either out of print or no longer available from our regular suppliers, we can no longer obtain stock of this item, and have sold out of stock in our stores. You may be interested in our similar titles below. | ISBN 13: | 9780593057568 |
| ISBN 10: | 0593057562 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Pages: | 376 |
| Dimensions: | 145 x 222 mm |
| Released: | 01/08/2009 |
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