suicide victims

The desires and illusions of Emma Bovary, the bored wife of a provincial doctor in mid-nineteenth-century France, are shattered when reality catches up with her.

"Maddy was a loving, devoted stay-at-home mother... until she committed suicide, which left her husband Brady and her teenage daughter Eve heartbroken and reeling, wondering how they can possibly continue without her. Maddy,however, isn't quite done with them. In an attempt to fulfill her family's needs, Maddy watches and meddles from beyond the grave, determined to find the perfect wife and mother to replace herself and heal her family..."--Provided by publisher.

Provides guidance for family and friends of individuals who took their own lives, discussing the stages and varied forms of psychological bargaining that survivors experience, and includes the personal stories of several survivors, including parents, children, siblings, and significant others.

"A sports journalist relates the story of Ivy League freshman and track star Maddy Holleran, who seemingly had it all and succeeded at everything she tried, but who secretly grappled with mental illness before taking her own life during the spring semester"--Provided by publisher.

Philip Connors recounts his youth and years leading to becoming a fire lookout in New Mexico.

Zee Finch, a psychotherapist, has come home to Salem to take care of her ailing father and to try to figure out her own life after the suicide of one of her patients, which was made even more difficult by Zee's past -- her mother committed suicide herself, in front of Zee.

Draws on clinical and epidemiological evidence to explore why people commit suicide, identifying three factors that those most at risk for committing suicide share, and offering advice on how to overcome suicidal thoughts.

Forensic sketch artist David Weiss returns to his hometown to cover a routine celebrity murder trial, where he becomes obsessed with the victims of a twenty-five-year-old murder.