The Painted Table by Suzanne Field takes on a topic not many people like to talk about or read about. One of the characters of the novel suffers from mental illness and when you bring up the subject, people right away cringe and then stubble over themselves because they seldom know what to say or do. Suzanne wants to encourage families that have suffered through mental illness and to offer them hope.
Saffee watched her mother slide into mental illness. An century old table became part of her slide as she obsessively paints and repaints the table. Fearing the same future, Saffee must confront her mother's illness and the story behind the table. The Painted Table gives a small glimpse into what it was like living with someone who is slipping closer and closer to insanity. It is a life that is never stable, you are always guessing what is right or wrong and sometime what was right one minute is not right the next. Saffee's character reveals the effects of that home life has on a child as they grow up.
This will not be an easy read, but it will be informative.
Happy Reading
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