Introduction; Developing the Craft; Laying on of Hands; Into the Wilderness, 1910-12; Death of the Village, 1913-19; The Final Expeditions, 1920-27; Epilogue; Index.
Joy S. McDiarmid trained as a research writer and successfully concealed her struggles with mental health issues while excelling in a career in public relations and communications in libraries, university, and private enterprise in Canada, the United States, and overseas. She lives in Manitoba.
"Clickety Clack is the story of an accomplished woman for whom life
has not been easy. Her victory over her illnesses, mental and
physical, makes for inspiring, informative reading. Wisdom comes
from the shared experience."
Mary V. Seeman, O.C., M.D., emeritus professor of psychiatry,
University of Toronto
"There's incredible material in Clickety Clack.This telling of the
'ride' has perpetually disturbing undercurrents that evidence what
every reader has to grudgingly admit: the very real and literal
fear of mental illness. Through its chilling detail, the reader
gets the sense of 'self-purging from purgatory' and the personal
search for some sense of what has happened to succour life."
Cynthia P. Hubler, Manchester, Connecticut, patient advocate and
mother of a bipolar disorder daughter
"I couldn't take Clickety Clack all in on the first read, so I read
it again, this time with my seat belt fastened. It is a courageous
act to take on a project and to write it all, especially to revisit
and face up again to those fearfully painful times. I have learned
about the author's evolved character and her life's trajectory and
I understand, too, how she could not not write this book."
Cynthia A.M. Powell, Fairfield, Connecticut, childhood friend of
Joy S. McDiarmid
"Clickety Clack has the virtue of making the reader see and feel
what it is like to be mentally ill. So many people are born into
suffering and terrible circumstances that are beyond their control.
Joy's life reminds us of that fact. Her story presents, in some
sense, as human suffering itself. Although the book is tough going
at times due to the intensity of the writing, Joy's story is, in
the end, inspirational. She always finds a way."
Michael I. Alexander, author of How to Inherit Money and Competing
Against America
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