In Her Wake A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide [Paperback]

In Her Wakeis a rare thing: the story of a psychiatrist analyzing her own psychological drama. Nancy Rappaport was just four years old when her mother--a prominent Boston activist and socialite--committed suicide. Decades later, Rappaport, a child psychiatrist with three children of her own, pieced together a complex mosaic of her mama. In Her Wakesheds light on the nature of hurting and healing, and is a potent reminder that love outlasts death.

Nancy Rappaportis Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and practices in Cambridge, Massachusetts.