What matters more than love and life? A powerful memoir of one man's overwhelming love for his wife through mental illness and psychosis.
Mark Lukach is a teacher and freelance writer. His work has been published in the New York Times, the Atlantic, Pacific Standard, Wired, and other publications. Mark first wrote about Giulia in a New York Times "Modern Love" column and again in a piece for Pacific Standard Magazine, which was the magazine's most-read article in 2015. He has also shared their story at The Moth Main Stage, and at a TEDx conference.
A dazzling, loving and hugely courageous book
*The Times*
A compassionate and deeply honest account
*Guardian *
This gorgeous memoir gives readers a raw and unvarnished account of
what it’s like to live with and love someone with a severe mental
illness. There are moments of gut-wrenching sadness—but,
ultimately, the story is hopeful, even triumphant. This book
basically tore out my heart and then lovingly sewed it back in
place
*Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire*
It’s possible that understanding the terrifying and excruciating
process of being placed in a mental institution can be best
understood by the person who loves you most. Mark Lukach lyrically
transforms our understanding of love, mental illness, patience, and
devotion in this stunning memoir which chronicles falling in love
with a woman whose mental condition eventually changed their lives
forever. With moving and touching prose, this book truly describes
what it’s like to have the picture of your life smashed in an
instant and subsequently reassembled miraculously.
*Mayim Bialik, PhD, neuroscientist, actress and New York
Times bestselling author*
It absolutely gutted me. It was so many things at once: an adorably
devoted love story, a memoir of mental illness, an admittance of
anger and guilt, a story of resilience. It offered a perspective I
feel is underserved in mental health writing, and while I found it
hard emotionally to continue at times, it will stay with me for a
long time. – Nikki Goerz
*New York Times – Readers Recommend their Favorite Books
of 2017*
An honest and rewarding memoir of a couple’s compassion and love
for each other
*Kirkus*
Honest and heartfelt, My Lovely Wife tells the difficult story of a
marriage tested by mental illness, and reminds us that true love is
never easy
*Kyle Boelte, author of The Beautiful Unseen*
My Lovely Wife is a compelling memoir and a heartrending tale of
love, madness, and redemption. Like a long-distance trail runner,
Mark Lukach embarks on a harrowing journey deep into the woods of
psychosis and through the dark twists and turns of his wife’s
illness and gradual recovery. But his loyalty to her never wavers,
and his story is a testament to the healing power of love and
endurance.
*Stuart H. Coleman, author of Eddie Would Go*
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