Gandhi Was A Libra

by Michelle Kennedy

Carrie O'Connor is a good mother. But when bipolar disorder overtakes her brain, she starts to do things that even she can't believe she is doing at the time. It's all part of the roller coaster ride, however, as her disease takes her to the brink of criminality and beyond. When she ends up in a mental institution, this formerly normal young housewife learns that the line between sane and not can sometimes be quite blurry.

179 pages, Paperback

First published July 10, 2007

About the author

Michelle Kennedy is the author of numerous books on parenting, the memoir "Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (With Kids) in America" published by Viking, the memoir "A Fine Mess: Living Simply With Children," and the novel, "Gandhi was a Libra."

Her articles and essays have been published in Salon.com, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Redbook, Family Circle, FamilyFun Magazine and many other publications. She has also read her work on National Public Radio.

Michelle is the mother of eight, grandmother of one, and in addition to being a writer of words, is also a lover of dogs, a gardener of weeds (and weed!), and a knitter of tangled things.

Please find her on Facebook or write to her at mushergrrl@gmail.com