Blue Genes

Written with heartrending honestya memoir thatcaptures the devastation of this family legacy of depression and details the strength and hope that can provide a way of escaping its grasp.. A compassionate but clear-eyed view of his family history. Washington Post. Christopher (Kit) Lukass mother committed suicide when he was a boy. He and his brother Tony were not told how she died. No one spoke of the familys history of depression and bipolar disorder. The brothers grew up to achieve remarkable success; Tony as a gifted journalist (and author of the classic book Common Ground) Kit as an accomplished television producer and director. After suffering bouts of depression Kit was able to confront his familys troubled past but Tony never seemed to find the contentment Kit had attainedhe killed himself in 1997.