Ash

by Lisa Rowe Fraustino, Angela Ragusa (Translator)

Ash Libby è intelligente, suona la chitarra e ha perfino gli occhi azzurri, i capelli biondi e i muscoli di un Mister America. C'è da stupirsi che suo fratello Wes lo adori e lo consideri un modello da imitare? Ma un giorno il "ragazzo perfetto" comincia a comportarsi in modo insolito, finché la sua famiglia si trova davanti un estraneo, qualcuno che è Ash e al tempo stesso non lo è... Toccherà a Wes, quindicenne dotato di uno straordinario senso dell'umorismo, raccontare in un tenerissimo diario i due anni trascorsi a tu per tu con la malattie mentale del fratello, ma anche con la ferma decisione dei Libby di non abbandonarlo mai.

104 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

Reviews

[BlurryBug · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5
Very interesting to see the recollection of the spiralling into madness seen from a younger siblings point of view
The sibling being angry and confused and at other times making and mostly just wanting everything to go back to normal

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

A journal kept by the brother of a schizoprehinc shares what a family goes through. A good read.

[Mel King · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this one as a young person, and remembered it fondly. I had to buy it from a used bookseller online to get another copy because it’s out of print. But it was well worth the trouble. The parallels between my life when I was Wes’ age and the book are uncanny at times, but it’s the heart and humor that kept me hooked throughout.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, what a heartfelt and amazing book. Short in pages but long in story and emotions.