Author: John De St. Jorre
Publisher: Quartet Books (UK)
ISBN: 9780704374188
Category : Absentee mothers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The bond between a mother and son is said to be unbreakable, but in this moving memoir John spends his life searching for his mother only to find her living in a mental asylum. Darling Baby Mine is a heart-breaking memoir tackling the mistreatment of women and the stigma of mental health in the 1940s. This compelling memoir is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of mental illness.