The Turning Hour

Bergin was smart and attractive, popular and athletic. So why did she swallow a bottleful of pills?

Synopsis
In this timely tale, told from two points of view (mother and daughter) we learn what was missing from Bergin's life and why she couldn't find it. And we learn why her family--the very people who should have known--did not realize something was wrong.

Just as teen suicide--a national crisis on the rise--can affect anyone's neighborhood, this story is peopled with characters who could live in anyone's neighborhood: a mother whose family's achievements set a daunting example, a daughter caught in a double bind, a father and a stepfather struggling to understand themselves and the women they love, an unconventional psychiatrist with a secret of her own, and a pet pig who lives behind an azalea bush. The Turning Hour will make you laugh and make you cry, but most important it will make you realize This could happen to someone I love.....

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"The Turning Hour is a mesmerizing novel, grabbing your attention right at the beginning and never letting go. The author probes the heart, mind, and soul of each character so thoroughly, with such insight and compassion, the story seems real rather than fiction. The Turning Hour is a major literary accomplishment, a classic of attempted teen suicide, the motivations, and the repercussions this brings to others. "
Patrick D. Smith, six-time nominee for the Nobel Prize for Literature, author of A Land Remembered, Angel City, and Forever Island

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
"With impressive credibility, and even humor....based on a true incident...Bergin's voice is irresistible...this is Ordinary People made right again.."

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