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 Songs of Three Islands: A Story of Mental Illness in an Iconic American Family, byMillicent Monks [$24.00 hardcover] – Millicent Monks was born into one of the most famous families in America; her great-grandfather was the brother of Andrew Carnegie. Their fabled wealth enabled them to amass great houses and even private islands, but it was a dynasty torn apart by a succession of tragedies: suicide, alcoholism, and extremities of mental illness were passed on from generation to generation. The author herself hasn’t been spared. She suffers from severe depression and her daughter, Sandra, was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. For decades, mother and daughter endured a succession of dramatic breakdowns that threatened to destroy them both. But another family trait is will. Through the intervention of a wise Jungian therapist, meditation, and—most important of all—acceptance, the author achieves a self-insight that enables her and her daughter to arrive at a delicate peace. Ultimately, Songs of Three Islands shows that we are not defined by our inheritance. |
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