Living in the Long Shadow
Surviving a Legacy of Mental Illness
$29.75
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
This literary coming-of-age memoir, set in ’60s–’70s Los Angeles, traces a daughter’s experience of her mother’s schizophrenia and its lasting fallout before an extraordinary sign teaches her that love endures beyond loss.
Living in the Long Shadow is a poignant memoir told in dual timelines: the formative years of Suzanne’s childhood and the two weeks following her mother’s suicide when Suzanne is eighteen. With honesty and grace, Suzanne traces what it means to grow up in t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798896361589 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Suzanne Sherman |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“With haunting clarity, Sherman holds the tension between sorrow and peace as she ultimately steps out of her mother’s long shadow, showing us how to reassemble our broken pieces into something whole.”—Samantha Rose, author of Giving Up the Ghost: A Daughter’s Memoir
“Beautifully written book. Highly recommended!”—Stephanie Chandler, CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association
Suzanne Sherman
Suzanne Sherman is a memoir editor, coach, consultant, and author. Since 1996, she has taught memoir writing at colleges, online, and in workshops. She has also spoken at the California Writers Club, National Association of Memoir Writers, and Story Circle Network.
Her other books include:
- Lesbian and Gay Marriage: Private Commitments, Public Ceremonies (Temple University Press)
- Girlhood in America: Personal Stories 1910–2010 (SZS Publishing)
Suzanne lives in Northern California.
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