My Last Remains
Jill

THE BOOK

What happens to children of the mentally ill? While parents may seek treatment for their psychological imbalances, what happens to the children at home, behind closed doors?

My Last Remains is a powerful and haunting true story of a child struggling to survive in a family of madness. Written from the child-observer perspective, it takes the reader behind the closed doors and inside the rooms where trappings of normalcy are discarded.

This child's-eye view grips readers like a twisted Diary of Anne Frank. It holds them breathless waiting for a rescue that never comes. Instead of rescue they journey through desperate attempts for help and finally witness the gentle emergence of a young woman finding her own wings of freedom.

My Last Remains lets readers experience the emotion and confusion of trying to make sense of the incomprehensible. It reveals, in a way no textbook could, the fearful reality of living with madness. by its sheer innocent brutality, this book makes the case for well-trained, competent and compassionate children's counselors and agencies. With 3.1 million abused and neglected children in the U.S. each year, there is obviously much more we can do.

Primary Audience

Nearly one in four Americans are "Cultural Creatives." This group of more than 44 million people "appreciate good stories" and want to know whole processes. They buy more books and magazines than the general public and are possibly the reason behind the success of "memoirs."

My Last Remains' primary audience is the 44 million Cultural Creatives who want to read other's stories and learn from them.

Secondary Audience

The educational and psychological communities are the major secondary audiences for this book. Those who work with, or study the treatments for, the mentally ill will greatly benefit form reading this story. The depth of understanding into family dynamics of the emotionally disturbed will aid not only the practitioners but also their current and future patients.

Schools and universities are another audience for My Last Remains. This rare glimpse into living with the mentally ill offers insights not gained through standard textbooks.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I wish to thank the many people who gave me writing support and/or emotional support for completing this project. Among the many are:

University of Washington professors and faculty:

Jack Brenner
Dave Downing
William Dunlop
Carole Glickfeld
Lois Hudson

Dick Gibbons Critique Group
Debbie Chipman / Paula Clayton Critique Group

Fran Beslanwitch
Kim Turner
Kathi Allen
Margaret Ingram
"Gabby"

THE AUTHOR

Because of the chaos in her childhood, Jill was told she would never graduate from high school. The legal age to leave home in Michigan was 16, and so at 16, her high school counselor suspended her from school and told her to go out, get a job and leave home. He refused to allow her to take the SAT exams. He said it was a waste of time because she would never graduate from high school. Jill's grade average was D-. She had no money and no where to go.

Jill did finish high school, college, and went on to graduate school. In fact, she spent several years working for a major university. Since leaving the chaos of her family, she has lived in such diverse places as California and Iran! She was in Iran as the revolution was about to occur and had to flee. She ended up in Seattle where she currently writes text books.

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