Back from Suicide

Before and After the Essential Patrick

Marie Lisette Rimer

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English

Hillside Woods
10 May 2024

Gay studies (Gay men); Sociology: death & dying; Psychology; Psychology: emotions; Psychotherapy

Back from Suicide reveals the suicidal mind through the misery of depression and the difficulty of coming out.

It's the enigma of self-destruction after a lifetime of success. It's for parents, LGBTQ families, mental health advocates, and suicide survivors walking through grief, identity, and hope. It is a mother's pursuit of the biggest question of humankind. Why do people kill themselves?

Marie Lisette Rimer supports her son's gay life. She's in awe of his achievements. Patrick Wood is a valedictorian, an AP Scholar, and a National Merit Scholarship winner with perfect SAT scores. A year after he graduates from Stanford with honors, she struggles to understand his suicide.

Rimer searches for answers through Patrick's life, Berlin's gay scene, and his death after rejection from a boy he wanted. She draws from Stanford psychiatrists, research, memoirs, and her own awakening to confront the painful question of why suicide? She finds answers through therapy and the science of depression to expose the hidden forces behind sadness, perfectionism, identity, and isolation. She weaves guilt and grief with evidence and understanding.

Back from Suicide is more than a story of loss. It's the seeds of depression that lead to suicide. It's what comes next and how we find purpose in pain and love beyond death.

By: Marie Lisette Rimer
Imprint: Hillside Woods
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 513g
ISBN: 9798987798904
Pages: 386
Publication Date: 10 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marie Lisette Rimer received a BA and MA in Secondary Education at the University of Connecticut. She was a publicist in the Connecticut legislature and an award-winning English teacher at Rectory School in Pomfret, Connecticut. The joy of three children and country living was shattered by the suicide of her youngest son, Patrick Wood in 2006.

Reviews for Back from Suicide: Before and After the Essential Patrick

""Rimer's deeply pained and beautifully written exploration of her son's death from suicide, is at once a celebration of a life, a reckoning with a death, and an impassioned inquiry in how and why the inconceivable could happen."" -BookLife Reviews ""Back from Suicide is a must-read for everyone, at this moment of our sad history, when teenage suicide is on the rise. I did not put it down, except to eat and sleep. It is a tour de force-pitch-perfect"" -Nancy Cobb, In Lieu of Flowers: A Conversation for the Living ""Rimer has done something incredibly brave and beautiful: she's told the truth. About grief, about mental illness, about how even the most radiant lives can be hidden in pain. This is not just a memoir... it's a guide for anyone who's lost someone, or who wants to understand the invisible battle of depression."" -MC Lars, This Gigantic Robot Kills ""Back from Suicide is a timely reminder of the stories behind the statistics of worsening mental health in America. It packs several gut punches and made me cry. It's a testament to the heart and soul Rimer poured into more than fifteen years of trying to make sense of something so senseless."" -James Hohmann, columnist, Washington Post ""Back From Suicide by Marie Lisette Rimer is a beautifully and courageously written memoir that will linger in your soul long after you read it. It is an impactful journey that explores grief, mental illness, acceptance, healing, and the quest for understanding. Rimer writes from a place of emotional clarity, raw honesty, and empathy."" -David Jaggart, Readers' Favorite ""How can someone who has it all decide to take their own life? Who is to blame for such a tragedy? Could anyone have done anything to stop this? How did they miss the signs? Marie Lisette Rimer writes a gorgeous tribute to her son while grappling with these questions in Back from Suicide: Before and after the Essential Patrick. Suicide and depression are complex and delicate issues that Rimer disseminates with great care and sensitivity."" -Jessica Dickenson, Reader Views