A Book of Light: When a Loved one has a Different Mind

In 2012 Jerry Pinto published his debut novel Em and the Big Hoom which drew upon his experience of living with a mother who was bipolar. It touched thousands of readers among them many who had similar experiences—of living with someone with a mental illness or infirmity. Some of these readers shared their stories with him and agreed to share them with the world. A Book of Light collects these harrowing yet moving even empowering stories—about the terror and majesty of love; the bleakness and unexpected grace of life; the fragility and immense strength of the human mind.