Cactus
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Sell my copyAuthor: Phillip Hall
Title: Cactus
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 122
Release Date: 2021-09-01
Details: Throughout his forties and fifties Phillip found himself on a sticky wicket: the grief for his baby son and younger brothers, suicide attempts, self-harming, the premature termination of his career, and the failure of religious belief to explain or console. In and out of psychiatric care, he has been treated for PTSD, severe depression and social anxiety. There are consolations: family, companion greyhounds, Sunshine, the Western Bulldogs and Australian Football, books, the fine and performing arts but, for Phillip, this remains a time of loss and despair. This is, therefore, a collection of lamentations, achingly focused on what it is to live with poor mental health, but it is also a defiant celebration of survival and the redeeming power of familial love, sport and the arts.
EAN: 9780648936763
Package Dimensions: Height: 8.25 Inches, Length: 5.5 Inches, Weight: 0.35053499658 Pounds, Width: 0.29 Inches
