Code: 51218210

Bipolar

Name: Bipolar
Brand: Kravitz and Sons LLC
SKU: 51218210
Price: 15.79 EUR
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Author: Monika Rossa Wheatley
ISBN: 9798896395645

by Monika Rossa Wheatley

Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 328
Publisher: Kravitz and Sons LLC, 2026
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Book synopsis

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Bipolar: A Difficult Life is the kind of raw, emotionally gripping memoir that sells because it speaks directly to millions of readers affected by mental-health struggles-either personally or through someone they love. Monika Rossa Wheatley delivers a brutally honest, deeply human account that readers connect to instantly. Its authenticity, vulnerability, and real-world insight make it stand out in a market hungry for true stories that illuminate the realities behind mental illness. This book has strong commercial potential because it resonates with a wide audience, sparks conversation, and provides the emotional truth readers seek but rarely find.

Juggling the demands of a large family and difficult husband is often difficult enough for Monika as a Polish immigrant who has made her life in America without the support of her extended family. However, when her talented, charismatic young son starts to experiment with teenage counterculture, his delicate mental health starts to spiral out of control and Monika is dragged along a frightening and exhausting path which challenges her beyond what she could ever have imagined.

Monika's heartfelt love and compassion for her troubled son never wavers but she feels completely out of her depth as she struggles to help her son and cope as her life is thrown off balance.

At times harrowing but always engaging, this book is a searingly honest depiction of the loneliness and frustration of a mother at her wits' end and a son in the grip of forces beyond his control. It highlights many weaknesses in the systems available to families experiencing mental health crises and the risks posed by both illegal drugs and those prescribed to improve a young man's disturbed mind and behaviour.