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The Boy Between
- A Mother and Son's Journey from a World Gone Grey
- Narrated by: Amanda Prowse, Josiah Hartley
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Bestselling novelist Amanda Prowse knew how to resolve a fictional family crisis. But then her son came to her with a real one....
Josiah was 19 with the world at his feet when things changed. Without warning, the new university student's mental health deteriorated to the point that he planned his own death. His mother, bestselling author Amanda Prowse, found herself grappling for ways to help him, with no clear sense of where that could be found. This is the book they wish had been there for them during those dark times.
Josiah's situation is not unusual: the statistics on student mental health are terrifying. And he was not the only one suffering; his family was also hijacked by his illness, watching him struggle and fearing the day he might succeed in taking his life.
In this book, Josiah and Amanda hope to give a voice to those who suffer, and to show them that help can be found. It is Josiah's raw, at times bleak, sometimes humorous, but always honest account of what it is like to live with depression. It is Amanda's heart-rending account of her pain at watching him suffer, speaking from the heart about a mother's love for her child.
For anyone with depression and anyone who loves someone with depression, Amanda and Josiah have a clear message - you are not alone, and there is hope.
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- Marcia Abboud
- 12-06-2023
An Eye Opening Look at Depression
After reading Amanda Prowse's personal memoir, I had no doubt The Boy Between, written with her son, would be equally brilliant. It didn't disappoint. His heart wrenching battle with depression is a story I thought I knew, having depression in my own family. But, I've never seen depression from Josiah's perspective. Completely debilitating, heart breaking, soul destroying, I saw a new version of what I thought depression was and realised it's not simply being melancholy. Never again will I use the word depressed when what I'm really feeling is down in the dumps, a bit off, having a bad day. Depression is not that. Josiah's brave storytelling is a credit to him and his long journey of recovery. Very inspiring listen.
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