Böcker av Judith Hillman Paterson

Judith Paterson was just nine years old in 1946 when her mother died of a virulent combination of alcoholism and mental illness at the age of 31. Sweet Mystery is Paterson's harrowing account of the memories of her mother, told with eloquence and understanding.

Judith Paterson was nine years old when her mother died of a combination of alcoholism and mental illness. This memoir seeks to confirm the damaging effects of early trauma on children, as well as the innate and familial human strength that enables children to grow up and heal.