| View Larger Image | Broken Glass: A Family's Journey Through Mental Illness | Paperbackby Robert V. Hine (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 214 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 15, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 271,267st |
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Product Description
When Robert Hine's daughter, Elene, first showed signs of unhappiness as a little girl, no one dreamed she would grow up to have a serious personality disorder. As an early "baby boomer," Elene reached adolescence and young womanhood in the midst of the counterculture years. Her father, a respected professor of American history at the University of California, shares the story of his family's struggle to keep Elene on track and functional, to see her through her troubles with delusions, medication, and eventually to help her raise her own children. Candid in its portrayal of the suffering Elene and her parents endured and the stumbling efforts of doctors and hospitals, Hine's story is also generous and inspiring. In spite of unimaginable difficulties, Elene and her father preserved their relationship and survived. "My daughter has given me permission to go ahead with the effort, [but] I know she would react quite differently to many of the events. Where I felt sadness and dejection, she very likely felt release and exultation. Where I felt helplessness, she very likely felt in happy control. Where I saw confusion and delusion, she may well have seen purpose and steadiness. This is not the story she would tell. It is solely mine, solely the viewpoint of one man, solely a father's feelings about his daughter."--from Robert Hine's Preface to Broken Glass |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 9 reviews)
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helpful read for families dealing with mental illness by M. Morris (tehachapi, CA, USA)  4 Stars
November 02, 2009
I believe that this book would be very helpful for families dealing with mental illness. Very well written and expressive. It shows just how frustrating it can be when dealing with an adult offspring who has a serious and chronic mental illness.
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Broken Glass by C. Genengels (WA COAST)  5 Stars
August 19, 2008
What a fascinating read. I thought I knew a lot about mental illness but this family went the extra mile in their efforts to help a gravely disabled daughter. What dedication and love this family provided. A real page turner and so insightful.
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An eye-opening story evolves with plenty of lessons for other families struggling with mental illness. by Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) 5 Stars
December 11, 2006
BROKEN GLASS: A FAMILY'S JOURNEY THROUGH MENTAL ILLNESS tells of an unhappy child who grows up to have a serious personality disorder. Elene reached her teens in the middle of the counterculture years: her professor father here shares his story of the family's struggles with Elene's ongoing mental health issues, charting hospital and doctor snafus and interactions, family adjustments, and ups and downs which eventually led to helping her raise her own children. An eye-opening story evolves with plenty of lessons for other families struggling with mental illness.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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A Must Read by James H. Shaha (Salt Lake City, Utah) 5 Stars
December 10, 2006
For loved ones with any sort of mental abnormalities within the family this is a wonderful story of dedication, love, and tireless patience. I was amazed at these two parents and how they stretched themselves in every direction to help their suffering daughter.
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A father never ending love for his child !! by Edgar Melgarejo (Tustin, California) 5 Stars
November 28, 2006
I have read "Broken Glass" and found it extremely good.
I notice one of your reviewers calls it a novel. I can understand that
because it reads like a novel, a real page-turner. But it really is
not fiction but what the author says, a heartfelt account of a
father's relations with his daughter. Being a parent to a beautiful daughter, this book makes me realize that I should always support my daughter as Dr Hine always did.
I assume Dr Hine is right in saying everything is told as it was.
I have friends who can be called mentally ill, and reading
this book has helped me enormously in my feelings toward them.
Dr Hine is thoughtful, kind, and generous, and he understands and
explains all the paraphernalia of the mental health world. I completely agree with the W. Los Angeles reviewer, this book should be a must for people majoring in Health and Human Studies. A high recommend.
Dr Hine thanks for the beautiful, very descriptive and magic way of your writing, I also enjoyed your "Second Sight" book very much (a must) !!
I guess I'm an avid fun !!
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