Lifesaving for Beginners [Paperback]

When Anne Edelstein was forty-two, her mother, a capable swimmer in good health, drowned while snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef. Caring for two small children of her own, Anne suddenly found herself grieving not only for her emotionally distant mother but also for her beloved younger brother Danny, who had killed himself violently over a decade before. She finds herself wrestling not only with the past and her familys legacy of mental illness, but also with the emotional well-being of her children. Part memoir and part meditation on joy and grief, the book will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to come to terms with their parents, their siblings, their children, and their place in the world.When her mother suddenly drowns at age sixty-eight, Anne Edelstein, caring for two small children of her own, must grapple with her familys history of tragic death and mental illness and her unresolved relationship with a distant and criticizing parent she could never really embrace.Red Hen's promotional efforts for this title will include:

Packaged ARC mailing 4-6 months pre pub date to a core list of 30+ reviewers, booksellers, media contacts, professors, and librarians (package includes 2-7 other titles from the C list in the same season that fit together in some way), with a focus on publications dealing with suicide and mental illness.

Individualized ARC and/or finished copy mailings to 20-30 of authors requested personal or professional contacts

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Programming author in Red Hens East Coast and West Coast events series

Featured signing slot at Red Hens Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual booth

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