Grace Holloway

Broschiertes Buch

The Silent Storm

Growing Up in the Shadow of My Mother's Schizophrenia

Beschreibung

She was the brightest light in the room-until the storm came for her. In The Silent Storm, Grace Holloway shares her haunting and deeply personal journey of growing up in the shadow of her mother's schizophrenia. From childhood moments filled with confusion and fear to the quiet resilience of a young girl learning how to survive, this memoir lays bare the hidden toll of loving someone who lives in another reality. Told with unflinching honesty and poetic sensitivity, Grace invites readers into the fragile world of motel rooms, whispered delusions, and the unbearable silence of being a child no one truly sees. At the heart of it all is a father-a quiet, steadfast man who carried the family's weight while fading slowly under it. This is not just a story of mental illness. It's a story of a daughter who never stopped searching for the mother she lost piece by piece. It's about holding on, letting go, and learning how to build a life from the fragments you didn't ask for. The Silent Storm is a tribute to the invisible children of mental illness-those who grew up too soon, stayed too quiet, and survived anyway.

Autor

Grace Holloway writes from the quiet corners of memory-where love and grief often coexist. The Silent Storm is her debut memoir, a profoundly personal account of growing up in the shadow of her mother's schizophrenia. With honesty and compassion, she shares not only what it was like to lose a parent slowly to mental illness, but what it means to carry that story forward. Her writing is rooted in lived experience, shaped by a childhood spent navigating silence, survival, and the complexity of loving someone who lives in a different reality. Through this book, Grace hopes to offer solace to others who have walked similar paths and to help shine light on the invisible experiences of children affected by mental illness. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she finds peace in early mornings, overcast skies, and the quiet act of writing stories that need to be told.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Grace Holloway
• Seitenzahl: 72
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 104g
• ISBN-13: 9798230580799
• Artikelnr.: 74034715