Boy Between: A Mother and Son's Journey From a World Gone Grey

Bestselling novelist Amanda Prowse and her son Josiah have written a book about Josiah's experience with depression, to give a voice to those who suffer and show them that help can be found. Amanda's account of her pain at watching him suffer is heart-rending, and they hope to provide hope for anyone with depression and anyone who loves someone with depression.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 286 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2020
Publisher: Amazon Publishing

Bestselling novelist Amanda Prowse knew how to resolve a fictional family crisis. But then her son came to her with a real one. Josiah was nineteen with the world at his feet when things changed. Without warning, the new university students mental health deteriorated to the point that he planned his own death. His mother, bestselling author Amanda Prowse, found herself grappling for ways to help him, with no clear sense of where that could be found. This is the book they wish had been there for them during those dark times. Josiahs situation is not unusual: the statistics on student mental health are terrifying. And he was not the only one suffering; his family was also hijacked by his illness, watching him struggle and fearing the day he might succeed in taking his life. In this book, Josiah and Amanda hope to give a voice to those who suffer, and to show them that help can be found. It is Josiahs raw, at times bleak, sometimes humorous, but always honest account of what it is like to live with depression. It is Amanda's heart-rending account of her pain at watching him suffer, speaking from the heart about a mother's love for her child. For anyone with depression and anyone who loves someone with depression, Amanda and Josiah have a clear message—you are not alone, and there is hope.

Bestselling novelist Amanda Prowse knew how to resolve a fictional family crisis. But then her son came to her with a real one. Josiah was nineteen with the world at his feet when things changed. Without warning, the new university students mental health deteriorated to the point that he planned his own death. His mother, bestselling author Amanda Prowse, found herself grappling for ways to help him, with no clear sense of where that could be found. This is the book they wish had been there for them during those dark times. Josiahs situation is not unusual: the statistics on student mental health are terrifying. And he was not the only one suffering; his family was also hijacked by his illness, watching him struggle and fearing the day he might succeed in taking his life. In this book, Josiah and Amanda hope to give a voice to those who suffer, and to show them that help can be found. It is Josiahs raw, at times bleak, sometimes humorous, but always honest account of what it is like to live with depression. It is Amanda's heart-rending account of her pain at watching him suffer, speaking from the heart about a mother's love for her child. For anyone with depression and anyone who loves someone with depression, Amanda and Josiah have a clear message—you are not alone, and there is hope.

Weight: 260g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781542022286