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Highlights
- Memoir detailing mental health care in 1970s and -80s New York City, and the landscape of parenting a mentally-ill child.
- About the Author: Phoebe Hoss is the author of two books for children, Noses are for Roses and Better Never Than Late.
- 300 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Medical (incl. Patients)
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About the Book
Memoir detailing mental health care in 1970s and -80s New York City, and the landscape of parenting a mentally-ill child.Book Synopsis
Memoir detailing mental health care in 1970s and -80s New York City, and the landscape of parenting a mentally-ill child.From the Back Cover
The story of Phoebe Hoss's endeavor to find help for her son, who began to have behavioral difficulties at age 10. The memoir deals with ins and outs of mental health care in the 1970s and 80s in and around New York City, but is still relevant as a map to the landscape of parenting a mentally-ill child. Winner of the 2009 Doris Bakwin Award for Writing by A Woman.About the Author
Phoebe Hoss is the author of two books for children, Noses are for Roses and Better Never Than Late. She was the co-translator of The View From Afar by Claude Lévi-Strauss, and the editor of two noncommercial books of poetry: River Voices, by the poets of Stuyvesant Cove Park, and Offerings II, poems by the members of the Unitarian Church of All Souls, New York City.Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Medical (incl. Patients)
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 300
Publisher: Blair
Format: Paperback
Author: Phoebe Hoss
Language: English
Street Date: February 20, 2010
TCIN: 93194709
UPC: 9780932112019
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-9428
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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