![]() ![]() It is instead an honest and intimate exploration of mental illness and especially how it effects those closest to the sufferer. Relentless and raw in its honesty, My Lovely Wife forces every emotion out onto the table, to be prodded, played with and examined, before gently and lovingly putting it back where it came from.Īlthough Giulia’s journey is often distressing to read about, Lukach does not sensationalise or exploit her story to make this memoir one of horror in the psych ward or in the mind of the sufferer. Lukach deals with the story of his wife’s mental illness with hope, love and a tenacity that will reaffirm your faith in the power of love and devotion. ![]() Delusional, suicidal and terrified, she is hospitalised for almost a month.įive years, a son and another two psychotic breaks later, Mark Lukach publishes this beautifully written, heart wrenching memoir. Nine years later and without warning, Giulia enters her first bout of psychosis. Giulia and Mark met at eighteen, fell instantly and intensely in love, and devoted their lives to each other. It is a story of love and heartbreak, of “madness and hope”. My Lovely Wife is the story of Giulia and Mark’s Lukach’s relationship with mental illness. ![]()
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