D Schwarz (Livres)

D Schwarz Livres

Dorothy Schwarz est une écrivaine reconnue pour ses livres pour enfants captivants et ses nouvelles saisissantes. Ses récits explorent fréquemment les nuances des expériences féminines, offrant des perspectives perspicaces qui retiennent l'attention du lecteur. Schwarz aborde également des thèmes écologiques, révélant une profonde appréciation du monde naturel et du lien de l'humanité avec celui-ci. Sa voix littéraire distinctive et son exploration réfléchie des sujets en font une auteure significative.

Behind a Glass Wall

348pages
13 heures de lecture

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This book is the gripping and emotional portrayal of one young woman's ultimately unsuccessful battle against chronic depression. Zoe, was Dorothy's fourth daughter, born in new Delhi in 1972. When she threw herself under a train at the age of 27 in August 2000, Zoe was suffering from deep depression following a bout of mania. After her death Dorothy found her diaries, poems and other writings which she used to build her portrait. Dorothy wants to tell her daughter's story both as a tribute to this beautiful and talented young woman, who succumbed to a terrible illness and also to chart the passage of grief for a family after suicide. Dorothy wants to help remove or lessen the stigma attached to mental illness. Zoe fought hard and long but lost the ultimate battle. Dorothy hopes that the honest account of her life may help other sufferers and their families. Zoe herself would have wanted that.