Elephant in the Sky, Heather A. Clark
Elephant in the Sky, Heather A. Clark
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Elephant in the Sky
A Novel

Author: Heather A. Clark

Narrator: Sabryn Rock, Matthew Edison

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 01/16/2018

Categories: Fiction, Women, Family Life


Synopsis

A testament to the healing power of unconditional love.Widely acclaimed for her emotionally powerful stories that capture the real lives of women, Heather A. Clark, bestselling author of Chai Tea Sunday, tackles the subject of childhood mental illness and the impact it has on a close family.The story begins from nine-year-old Nate’s point of view, etching the details of an unbalanced mind struggling to make sense of rampant thought patterns and heightened paranoia. Enter Ashley, Nate's mother, and a hardworking advertising executive concerned that she’s not giving her family enough of her time — especially now that she senses something might be wrong with her son. As the story moves deftly back and forth between the two perspectives, the narrative converges to reveal one family's journey of discovery as they strive to find balance in their lives.Based on a true story, Elephant in the Sky articulates a complicated, real-life subject with grace, wisdom and sensitivity, and beautifully explores the distance a mother will go to protect her child.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy

I was disappointed in this book. Childhood mental illness is not a common subject, and I was eager to learn how a family navigated the journey. However, I felt the book was simplistic, the boy was very childish for a 9 year old (super-heroes at age 9? I think not) and the mom was ridiculous. She ign......more

Goodreads review by Kate

When nine-year-old Nate Carter disappears into a world of his own making, fault-lines appear in his once-happy family. As his parents and sister adjust to a new and troubling reality, they are forced to reevaluate everything they thought they knew about themselves and their future together. Heather......more

This book grabbed my attention from the very first page and I could not put it down. It was amazing to read what mental illness would be like for a 9 year old boy and alternately how it affected his mother and then the whole family. This is our Book Club read for the month and I am sure the discussi......more

Goodreads review by Whitney

What a special book this was - both perspectives gave me pause yet seemed more than a little familiar. I’m happy it exists.......more