Driving To Clarinda

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An intimate and powerful memoir,Driving to Clarindarecounts one Iowafamily's incredible challenge in coming to terms with mental illness duringthe 1960s and 1970s, a time when precious little was known about bipolardisorder. Rosanne Bachman vividly describes the turmoil of her mother'sstruggle against the disease and shares the heartwarming bonds of love thatconnect one generation to the next. But at its core,Driving to Clarindais the story of a child who finds her voicein the world by realizing that the only way to get past heartache is toconfront it straight on. Advance Praise forDriving to Clarinda ?[Bachman] has a unique way of storytelling that moves you along with asimple rhythm and the self-deprecating humor so typical of Iowans. Thereis definitely value in telling this story.' ?Robert D. Ray, former governor of Iowa ?Bachman manages to comment on the big issues of loyalty, prejudice,spirituality, trauma, and recovery through the eyes of a child and set us ona course of thinking about our own family and our own past. Anyone whocares for an ill or elderly family member should read this book. The littlechild who had no voice has a big one now.' ?Eboni Green, RN, MS, Caregiver Support Services, Omaha