The Outsider by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer

The Outsider by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer

The Outsider is an unsentimental yet profoundly moving look at one family's experience with mental illness. In 1978, Charles Lachenmeyer was a happily married professor of sociology who lived in the New York suburbs with his wife and nine-year-old son, Nathaniel. But within a few short years, schizophrenia-a devastating mental illness with no known cure-would cost him everything: his sanity, his career, his family, even the roof over his head. Upon learning of his father's death in 1995, Nathaniel set out to search for the truth behind his father's haunted, solitary existence. Rich in imagery and poignant symbolism, The Outsider is a beautifully written memoir of a father's struggle to survive with dignity, and a son's struggle to know the father he lost to schizophrenia long before he finally lost him to death.
The Outsider is a recipient of the Kenneth Johnson Memorial Research Library Book Award and is the winner of the 2000 Bell of Hope Award, presented annually by the Mental Health Association of Philadelphia to honor significant and far-reaching contributions benefiting those facing the challenge of mental illness.

Nathaniel Lachenmeyer is an award-winning author of books for children and adults. Nathaniel's children's books include Broken Beaks, The Origami Master, and the forthcoming all-ages graphic novel, The Singing Rock and Other Brand-New Fairy Tales. Nathaniel lives outside Atlanta with his wife and two wonderful children.

Frank W. Dormer is the author-illustrator of The Firefighter Duckies, The Sword in the Stove, Click!, Socksquatch, and The Obstinate Pen, as well as the illustrator of many other books for children, including the Aggie and Ben series of easy readers, and the middle grade series the Adventures of Jo Schmo.

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ISBN 13	9780767901918
ISBN 10	0767901916
Title	The Outsider
Author	Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Year published	2001-08-14
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.