World Congress ”Hearing Voices” 17th – 18th September 2009
World Congress ”Hearing Voices” 17th – 18th September 2009
2009 WINNER of the L.L. Winship/PEN NEW ENGLAND AWARD
An "intense and haunting memoir. . . While Tracey searches the Ireland of his ancestors for clues, he also struggles with demons of his own in a prose that's as lyrical as it is honest."
PEN Judge Joe Mackall
SLATE magazine: "Touching and troubling . . one of the best books of 2008"
2009 Ken Book Award for making "an outstanding literary contribution to the understanding of mental
illness." - National Alliance on Mental Illness
Next Reading at Nahant Public Library Sunday June 28 3 pm With Whole Family
Reviews/Press
Nice review in Washington Post
My Op-Ed in Providence Journal
Interview on NPR'S Talk of the Nation
My Polaroid sisters in USA Today
Feature story in Boston Globe
Beyond Blue: A Spiritual Journey to Mental Health
Interview in Providence Examiner
Bookslut interview at bookslut.com
Feature in Irish Echo
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"SORROW AND SURRENDER, CRUCIALLY INTERTWINED, bring meaning to the puzzle of mental illness." - Nell Casey, The Washington Post
"Tracey's depictions. . . . ARE PERHAPS SOME OF THE MOST REALISTIC EVERY COMMITTED TO PAPER." - Cherie Parker, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A SINCERE MEMOIR OF GRIEF AND HOPE that honors Irish folklore while giving modern medicine its due." - Kirkus Reviews
"A sometimes rollicking, always absorbing road story: JACK KEROUAC MEETS FRANK McCOURT." - Christina Gombar, bookslut.com
"A FASCINATING YET DISTURBING PASTICHE . . . held together with gritty hope." William Hicks, Booklover's Blog
"A BRILLIANT MEDITATION on Irish people's vexed relationship with the mind and its matters." - Cahir O'Doherty, The Irish Voice
" . . a glimpse inside a FRAGILE, DARK-HUMORED, YET HOPEFUL, SOUL." The LitLife
"The combination of travelogue with personal story is POWERFUL AND MOVING." - Square Books, Oxford, Mississippi
"Fascinating, unforgettable, and compelling." - The Galveston County Daily News