Book 2016
This Fragile Life
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- 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.