| Category: | Fiction - Family Saga |
|---|---|
| Author: | Lynn McLaughlin |
| Number of Pages: | 138 |
| ISBN-10: | 1525574993 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1525574993 |
| ASIN: | B08MBKHQMS |
Jackson: … Love & Hope
is a poignant narrative that explores mental illness in a family. Life has been
difficult for Jackson from an early age when he experienced strong bouts of
anger. The story follows his struggle with mental illness as he grows up. While
determined to change, he feels stuck with moments of depression, those moments
when everything becomes unbearable. He takes steps to release the pain through
running, enrolling in college, and getting a job. While Jackson struggles with
his pain, his mother, June, shares his agony. Can the support of his loving
mother, June, and Craig, his father, help him to find strength and
healing?
Lynn McLaughlin has
crafted a moving tale that reflects the pain and reality that millions of
people are confronted with across the world. She writes deftly about what
mental illness does to a family and allows readers to watch as mother and son
navigate painful experiences and Jackson’s uncharted mindscapes. Readers
encounter a growing young man who struggles with thoughts of being different,
suicide, and anger. It is frustrating to notice that even drugs and alcohol
can’t assuage the pain he experiences in his humanity. The pathos is
irresistible, the psychological and emotional character of the story
spellbinding. Told through the voices of June and Jackson, Jackson: … Love
& Hope explores mental illness and how it changes a family and it does so
in a way that is bold and fascinating.
June and Jackson are
characters that readers will root for; they are elaborately written and their
inner worlds are captured with fascinating detail. The author pays attention to
every emotion, thought, and action and allows readers to name them properly in
the world of the characters. Lynn McLaughlin’s characters are deeply and
genuinely flawed; they are authentic and psychologically rich. While the novel
is gripping and utterly entertaining, it provokes strong reflection in the
readers, challenging them to redefine the way they treat people with mental
illnesses or those going through difficult moments in life. The prose is
dazzling and the author has a natural gift of exploring emotions in her
characters that resonate powerfully in readers. It is a page-turning story that
will bring tears to your eyes and stir some of the emotions you are hardly
aware you have; it is thoughtful, deftly plotted, and beautifully paced.
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