While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence

by Meg Kissinger

Book Overview

From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them.

Growing up in the 1960s in the suburbs of Chicago, Meg Kissinger's family seemed to live a charmed life. With eight kids and two loving parents, the Kissingers radiated a warm, boisterous energy. Whether they were spending...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250793777
• ISBN13: 9781250793775
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Celadon Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"