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  • ISBN-13: 9780982893111
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  • Posted March 8, 2012

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    Poignant is the only word to describe this book. The family's st

    Poignant is the only word to describe this book. The family's struggles are heart-wrenching and so real that you feel terrible while reading the book, but, at the same time, liberated for having been a part of the journey. This book is well-written and easy-to-read, but is not a 'sit down and finish in one setting' sort of book. I don't recommend it for the beach or for an airplane. It's more of a 'read three books at once' sort of book. You need time to process what you've read as you go along.

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  • Posted December 20, 2011

    A coming of age novel/memoir

    The beginning was a bit rough, so much so that a couple of pages in I caught myself hoping that it would get better and fast. As the saying goes "ask and you shall receive" and in no time the author hit her stride and I was caught up in the disfunction of the Waters family.
    The book follows Theresa for about 10 years from her childhood in the 1960s into adolescence in the 1970s, and the story and the way it was told struck a chord with me. It was horrifying to see that Theresa's mother was allowed to keep the children despite her terrible illness and inability to adequately care and provide for them and that apparently nobody thought there was anything wrong with children not having a permanent home. Was it just the way things were or were the Waters kids particularly unlucky?
    Although I generally enjoyed the book the unevenness in writing and character development soured the experience for me. Some chapters just flowed and were a pleasure to read, with the atmosphere of time and place being revealed perfectly. Some felt forced, with writing becoming too "writerly" with unnecessary flourishes and the same type of sentence structure repeating over and over to the point where after a while it would jump out at me and not in a good way. The same thing happened with the characters: some of Theresa's friends were easy to imagine and with others I just didn't feel the connection that made the girls "best friends forever" and can't say that I ever really knew what made them so different from each other despite physical descriptions and page time dedicated to them. Looking back I think that Teresa's parents were the only characters besides Theresa whose development didn't have gaps and who actually made a difference in the story every time they appeared, the rest just kind of blended together for the most part.
    There was one thing that confused me, and continues to do so - this book's genre. The front cover of the book says that it's a novel, which is by definition fiction, but then on the back cover at the end the author says "This is the story of my life". The About the Author section, the acknowledgements and even the names in the book that are the same as the real names of the author's family how much of this book is really fiction? I'm not sure that changing the names of the extended family turns a memoir into a novel, but then neither am I sure that this confusion about the genre made the story any less poignant.
    All in all this was an enjoyable book and I'm glad that I agreed to read it. Best of luck to Ms. Waters in her future writing endeavors!

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  • Posted September 18, 2011

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    A must read for those whom have experienced mental illness, whether personally or professionally.

    Ghellow Road was much more than I expected, and it left my heart completely weeping for Waters. Mental illness is like a cruel joker, creeping up on happy and healthy individuals and their families, then pulling the rug right out from under them. My heart went out to Waters after the suicide of her father, as he seemed not able to cope any longer with his wife's illness. I don't believe Richard loved his children any less, even after he started to pull away from them or by taking his own life. Richard seemed like he was an amazing father, who wanted to be the perfect husband. I believe Richard was a caring, compassionate, loving soul who felt helpless and fell into a deep depression, when it finally sunk in that his wife would never be the same again. Richard seemed to have loved his wife deeply and couldn't picture his life without his wife, the women he first met, before Schizophrenia took her away. As Waters narrates her story, you can certainly sense when her father lost interest in his children and in his life, in general. Shutting himself off from the world, a coping mechanism commonly used by those with depression, that can backfire. The work Richard did in his basement, focusing all his attention on one thing before his death, were his last feeble attempts at trying to feel alive, find meaning and seeking happiness in his life. I believe Waters is blessed in many ways, some of which includes, the strength she used to keep herself going throughout her traumatic life and the gift of writing, that allows her to share her traumatic past with others. As by sharing her story, she has certainly touched my heart, while also giving me hope. The hope that even though we may be hurt and our hearts shattered by those with mental illness, we can still love them in the end. We may have no control over the type of family we are born into, but we certainly have control over refusing to let those with mental illness suck us up into their vacuum of madness. Waters did the best she could, given her circumstances, to live out her life in peace and happiness. Staying away from her mother Rainy and later her brother, when they were not in their right mind, was crucial to her survival and her own mental state. I also believe even in her madness, Rainy tried to protect her daughter, the only way she knew how, hence the reasons for pushing Theresa away, at those times in her life, when she felt another episode coming on. Waters was given these trials and tribulations in her life for a reason, she was also given the tools she needed, those of which include strength and the intelligence to overcome these obstacles, and she used those tools wisely. A little secret her father knew about her, which is why he left her the message he did upon his death. We are all born for a purpose, most have no idea what that may be, and while seeking continue headed in the wrong direction. Whether that correct path may include helping, healing or just being there, it always involves other lives, and other souls similar to our own. Waters has truly found her purpose, by sharing her painful past in this novel, Ghellow Road. My hope is that Waters continues to write other novels. As Waters is a gifted writer, who's words run fluidly on the pages, keeping the reader suspended in time and space. I also feel Waters has so much more to tell, even if she were to encase those secrets within fiction, she will help many more lost souls on this road we call life.

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  • Posted September 8, 2011

    Outstanding Read

    Wow, what a book! I am truly sorry to have to put this one down. What a truly compelling story, from beginning to end.

    The author, I infer, is telling the story of her childhood and it is one filled with sadness, lonliness, and hardship - but she eventually rises above it all. This is a story that you fall into from the very beginning in their small modest house in what ended up being the most normal part of Theresa's childhood. You end with her entering the world after ten years of uncertainity and instability.

    I cannot even imagine how it must have felt to feel so unwanted and to be juggled about with no inclination where you might end up next, and in the most formative years of a person's life.

    The author has a reqlly great writing style, and even though the book jumped around in time, it was easy to follow and didn't leave and gaps for readers. I simply couldn't put it down and it kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what would become of someone who was given so many opportunities to be a failure...but didn't.

    The characters were all painted perfectly and you really gained a clear picture of how this family became so disjointed.

    I heartily recommend this book, you will not be disappointed.

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  • Posted July 26, 2011

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    Heartfelt and Real

    The story takes place in Minneapolis and International Falls, Minnesota.

    I wasn't sure what to expect when I began this book, and I really kept my expectations low. However I found myself pleasantly surprised with the genuineness and honest humor used to share the author's story.

    This story really hit home for me. Growing up, my best friend spent several years living in much the same way as the author, and I was the stable friend in her life.

    While the circumstances may have differed, I could certainly identify with the feelings surrounding many of the situations the author dealt with as a kid. I came from a pretty stable home, but my best friend had a mother who mentally checked out for awhile, had two-way conversations with Jesus and Moses, and eventually was institutionalized. I've seen some of the behavior described in the book firsthand, and have sat and cried with my friend as we were separated from one another when she had to go live with other family members. I'm all too familiar with The Invisibles mentioned in the book, and remember the chills of listening to my friend's mother carry on conversations with her own invisible visitors.

    The author's description of herself as a kid, and the way that she covered up her pain with a put-on bubbly personality, is even reminiscent of my friend, as well as the explosive way she would speak to her mother in anger, pain, frustration, embarrassment and helplessness.

    I was really impressed with the author's writing style, as it far-exceeded my expectations. I found it engaging and effective, easy-to-read and unpretentious.

    Happily, you are left in the end with hope and promise for the future of the author following a childhood of turmoil.

    I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this memoir to anyone. Fresh, heartfelt and sincere, I embraced this story wholeheartedly.

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  • Posted April 19, 2011

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    An amazing story, highly recommend!

    is a story told by Theresa. She tells of growing up with a mentally ill mom and a dad that tries to hold their small family together but eventually gives up. Her and her older brother are sent to a foster home, aunt & uncles, friends, whoever will take them in while her mother is in the hospital. Even though she lives a life of turmoil, she manages to have friends and finds a job and tries to live a normal life.
    This little girl goes through so much and you just wish you could wrap your arms around her and tell her everything's going to be alright but she still has hopes and dreams and doesn't her family situation get her down.
    A sad story that keeps you wanting to turn the page to find out what's going to happen next and I highly recommend it!

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  • Posted April 15, 2011

    Great Read!

    This a true story about how mental illness affects not just the patient, but the whole family. Spanning approximately 10 years of Theresa's life, the reader gets a glimpse into her family and how she experienced them. Being the youngest of 2, Theresa (lovingly nicknamed "Twink" by dad and "Ther" by friends), brings the reader through her early childhood and teen years. The book is written in two parts: "Living in the Shadow of the Invisibles" and "Fumbling Through the Tangled Labyrinth". With no chapters to designate a beginning and end, it is quite symbolic to the chaos and constant changes she lives through. Theresa bravely uncovers many deep hidden secrets and family dynamics that even her extended family and closest friends were not privy to. With one of her earliest recollections of her mother talking to the "Invisibles", and seeing a disturbing message written on the bedroom window, it becomes one of many psychotic episodes her mother experiences. Without truly understanding what is happening, 8 year old Theresa simply sees her mother home one day, gone the next, and with her grandmother coming to care for her and her older brother, Mikie. While not much background is given on Theresa's father, it is clear that despite the loneliness and isolation he experiences, the depths of despair are much deeper and his sense of hopelessness is far greater than his capacity to cope and recover. Mikie is the lost child, who eventually leaves home without truly addressing the issues he has with his mother and father. This is a story that goes beyond having a schizophrenic mother and focuses on the children who are forced to figure out what what is going on, family dynamics, and relationships lost.

    Writing this book, Theresa is able to let go of those "Invisibles" that truly permeated every part of her life and family home. It is about her finding her voice, trying to make sense of the choices her family makes, and learning to find that "twinkle" in her future and relationships. Her father had given her a Polaroid camera with a note attached, "so that you will always remember." (p.94). I have a feeling that her father would be proud of Theresa knowing that she did remember to capture some of those heartfelt and happy moments that can often be lost when mental illness lives in your home.

    I would suggest this book to those who work in the mental health profession, those who have been impacted by someone with a mental illness, and those who enjoy reading memoirs. While there are dark moments in this book, the strong and resilient child perseveres and finds hope and meaning in her own life.

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  • Posted January 12, 2011

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    As A Memoir or as A Novel, This is a Powerful Book!

    TH Waters blossoms as a writer in this compelling book GHELLOW ROAD. There are contradictions present: the front of the book sates 'A Novel by T.H. Waters' while the back of the book clearly states 'This is the story of my life'. True, the main character's name is Theresa Waters, and given all the statements in the front of the book thanking all those who helped bring this book to print - kudos to members of Waters' family and friends each with different names than in the book - this could be a fictionalized version of a memoir. But all of that really counts for very little - truth or fabrication - because the writing of the book is so fine that it has a life of its own! Richard, Rainy, Mike, and Theresa Waters are a happy family unit in 1965 in Minnesota, creating the kind of jubilant childhood that commands the American dream in a Midwestern town where grandparents and other relatives count in the joy of being family. But slowly the world begins to change as Rainy, the mother, falls victim to her quiescent illness - an illness that is described by Twink (Theresa's nickname) and her older brother Mikie as Momma's 'Invisibles' - and finally requires institutionalization for schizophrenia. The children are brought up by their Dad (Richard) with occasional periods of recovery allowing Momma (Rainy) to come home, attempting to live a normal life with the aid of medications. But the illness grows more extreme and the family unit begins to disintegrate: the children are left with foster homes and relatives while the illness that has invaded their lives plays out. Their father moves them to a small town where the children attempt to fit into their peer circles, never wanting to divulge the embarrassing secret of their mother's plight. The father reaches the end of his rope, commits suicide, and the children are displaced yet again as their mother descends ever deeper into the throes of mental instability. Mikie is thrown out of the house (his future is tainted by genetics) and Theresa is farmed out during her mother's frequent hospitalizations - episodes that test her stability with her grandparents and her relatives. Throughout this period Theresa learns that she must relay on herself to survive and as she develops a stronger hold on her self esteem she gains friends and some honors and finally makes it through high school in a coming of age story that would challenge the strongest of individuals. The book is divided into two parts - Book One is titled 'Living in the Shadow if The Invisibles' and ends with Theresa's father's suicide and Book Two is titled 'Fumbling Through the Tangles Labyrinth' - and for this reader Book One is the stronger of the two as it is a delicate investigation of mental illness and the insidious way it alters family life. Book Two is more a diary and while TH Waters has secured our attention and commitment to her characters by this point, the various episodes of Theresa's fragile life - coping with various living situations, her fear of outsiders, her manner of making friends and learning about life in the 'sane' world that includes introductions to alcohol and boys and intimacy and moments of pride and disappointment - begin to test the reader's credibility and tolerance. But again, this minor point diminishes by novel's end when Theresa finally discovers how to make life make sense. By the end of the story the author most assuredly leaves us with the hunger to discover how the later years play out.

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