Cover of This Fragile Life

Book 2016

This Fragile Life

6 readers

Publisher
Lawrence Hill Books
Published
2016
  • Mental health
  • Manic-depressive persons
  • Family relationships
  • African Americans
  • Biography
  • Mentally ill, biography
  • African americans, mental health
  • Manic-depressive illness

Charlotte Pierce-Baker did everything right when raising her son, providing not only emotional support but the best education possible. At age twenty-five, he was pursuing a postgraduate degree and seemingly in control of his life. She never imagined her high-achieving son would wind up handcuffed, dirty, and in jail.