Front cover of love lay down beside me and we wept by Helen Murray Taylor, paperback

love lay down beside me and we wept - Helen Murray Taylor

Helen Murray Taylor

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  • Pages · 272 pages
  • Publication Date · 18/06/2026
  • Genre · Memoirs
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`Courageous and intelligent' Elissa Soave, author of Ginger and MeDepressed and suicidal, Helen was admitted to a psychiatric ward and sectioned under the Mental Health Act. At her lowest, she almost succeeded in taking her own life. But somehow, she endured and later, she recovered.�love lay down beside me and we wept�sprang from these emotionally shattering experiences. Amid the horror though, there were moments of pure comedy and unexpected comradeship. And of course, plenty of material for writing. This is a profoundly moving and masterful account of one woman's physical and psychological catastrophe. It's a tribute to the love that supported her through it, and it's an offering to the reader who might find comfort or understanding in this story.

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