Take a Look at Me Now

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bubby Welter's world is shattered at the age of fifteen when his mother Carrie has a ‎mental breakdown. ‎</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A coming-of-age novel Take a Look at Me Now depicts the impact that mental health ‎struggles have on the individual suffering and on those in her orbit. It is also about seeking ‎out and coming to terms with lost fathers.‎</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bubby's family situation is upturned by his mother's illness but he has problems of his own: ‎the embarrassment of botching a robbery nearly destroying a close friendship and his being ‎duped by a charming girl.‎</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>‎ ‎</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In an effort to face his fears and anger he undertakes a search for the father he never ‎knew.‎</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The story captures the sense of stagnation and uncertainty in Bubby's and his mother's lives ‎with both characters seemingly stuck in their own worlds. It leaves the reader wondering ‎how each of their agonies will affect their relationship and what changes lie ahead for ‎Bubby and Carrie.</span></p>