{"product_id":"unglued-a-bipolar-love-story-paperback","title":"Unglued: A Bipolar Love Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My God, I had to figure this thing out. I loved my wife, and she was sick. But I needed help, too.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman's harrowing five-year ride began months before his wife Leah was diagnosed with late-onset bipolar disorder. After thirty years of marriage, Jeff, a semi-retired editor and a second-string catcher on a recreational softball team, nearly became unglued himself as the woman he loved endured an agonizing manic episode and severe depression. Struggling to manage his own self-care, Jeff needed to learn how to overcome the stigma, loneliness, and guilt that accompanied his wife's battle with a mood disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnglued\u003c\/em\u003e is a candid, funny, and refreshingly irreverent portrayal of the role a spouse takes in loving a partner with a mental illness. Intimate and ultimately hopeful, Jeff's story chronicles the power of compassion, faith, and resilience in the survival of a marriage and a caregiver's own well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnglued was a finalist in the Minnesota Book Awards and was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 338\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42113013383303,"sku":"9781633373761","price":22.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c0defb9eae499bfb4bf3e124fb4b27d4.webp?v=1732485718","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/unglued-a-bipolar-love-story-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}