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Flying with Paper Wings: Recollections on Living with Madness

Sandy Jeffs

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Description:Sandy Jeffs grew up in an Australian country town in the 1950s and 60s, domestic violence ripping her family to shreds. As a student in the 1970s she came to terms with her sexuality as part of an alternative family. With the onset of schizophrenia at age 23 Sandy’s world fell apart. Flying with Paper Wings offers privileged insights into madness – medical, social, personal – as well as disturbing reflections on its causes and its care. It is also a story of how poetry can become a personal saviour in the face of nearly irresistible forces.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Flying with Paper Wings: Recollections on Living with Madness. To get started finding Flying with Paper Wings: Recollections on Living with Madness, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 272

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Vulgar Press

Release: 2009

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Description: Sandy Jeffs grew up in an Australian country town in the 1950s and 60s, domestic violence ripping her family to shreds. As a student in the 1970s she came to terms with her sexuality as part of an alternative family. With the onset of schizophrenia at age 23 Sandy’s world fell apart. Flying with Paper Wings offers privileged insights into madness – medical, social, personal – as well as disturbing reflections on its causes and its care. It is also a story of how poetry can become a personal saviour in the face of nearly irresistible forces.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Flying with Paper Wings: Recollections on Living with Madness. To get started finding Flying with Paper Wings: Recollections on Living with Madness, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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