Dawn Beecroft Teetzel

My Mary

A Story of One Barnardo Home Child

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Produktbeschreibung

"Rich and intriguing, My Mary is a compelling look into clinical depression, the trauma of being a Barnardo Home Child, and the heartbreaking story of enduring love." -Renee Cronley, author of Burnout Teetzel delivers a powerful historical narrative, brimming with idyllic scenes and beautiful imagery of life on a Canadian family farm. This epic tale and enduring love story spans some seventy years and shines light on one woman's life journey as a Barnardo Home Child. January, 1945. Rural Ontario. It's another bleak winter for Mary Thistle. When she receives two successive pieces of bad news, she spirals into a deep melancholia, believing herself a burden to her family. After a failed suicide attempt, Charles, Mary's husband, the one she loves and trusts the most, commits her to a psychiatric hospital. With a timeline of three months looming, Mary rallies, determined to prove herself cured and return home. However, confronting the memories of her past is more difficult than she had expected. And when therapy is paired with electroconvulsive treatments, Mary is left with an outcome she did not bargain for.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Black Rose Writing
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 465g
• ISBN-13: 9781685133726
• ISBN-10: 168513372X
• Artikelnr.: 69242998

Autorenporträt

Dawn Beecroft Teetzel is a Canadian writer and poet, retired farmer and shepherd, a spinner of tales and wool. Using her descriptive writing, she reflects on her idyllic childhood, the love she has for family, and all things past. Her short stories and poetry have been printed in several magazines and anthologies.Dawn Beecroft Teetzel resides in a small town in Southwestern Ontario with her life-mate and love, Ted.