Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life parent’s guide: what’s inside
Medium confidence
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What it offers
A note for parents
This is a literary memoir by author Yiyun Li that directly addresses her experiences with depression, suicidal ideation, and psychiatric hospitalization. The book explores these serious mental health topics thoughtfully and is framed around finding meaning through literature and connection with other writers' work. It is not a children's or young adult book and requires emotional maturity to engage with its content responsibly. The work is likely best suited for older teens and adults interested in literary essays and mental health narratives.
"Yiyun Li's searing personal story of hospitalizations for depression and thoughts of suicide is interlaced with reflections on the solace and affirmations of life and personhood that Li found in reading the journals, diaries, and fiction of other writers: William Trevor, Katherine Mansfield, and more"--"Yiyun Li's searing personal story of hospitalizations for depression and thoughts of suicide is interlaced with reflections on the solace and affirmations of life and personhood that Li found in reading the journals, diaries, and fiction of other writers: William Trevor, Katherine Mansfield, and more"--
