Surrounded By Madness

<p>What was the likelihood my adopted daughter would have</p><p>my father's hazel eyes and my mother's mental illness?</p><p><br></p><p>In this fiercely candid memoir Dr. Pruchno a scientist widely</p><p>acclaimed for her research on mental illness and families shows how</p><p>mental illness threatened to destroy her own family. Not once but</p><p>twice.</p><p><br></p><p>As a child she didn't understand her mother's episodes of</p><p>crippling sadness or whirlwind activity. As a mother she feared her</p><p>daughter Sophie would follow in the footsteps of the grandmother</p><p>Sophie never knew.</p><p><br></p><p>Unraveling the mysteries of her mother's and daughter's</p><p>illnesses Pruchno fought to preserve her marriage and protect her</p><p>son. But it was not until she came to terms with her own secrets that</p><p>she truly understood the destructive and pervasive effects mental</p><p>illness has on families.</p><p><br></p><p>Surrounded By Madness is transforming. It will empower</p><p>families to stop hiding and start talking when mental illness strikes.</p>