Tamara M. Warta

Those Little Dark Nights Tamara M. Warta 1st edition

What do you do when you're white, middle class and unhappy in the suburbs? This is what young Ruby Woodfin has wondered for years while living in the competing realities of dance recitals, birthday parties and the dark, murky wasteland of mental illness. When a life-changing experience spins her perspective away from herself and toward eternity, Ruby struggles to find her footing in a world that is nothing as it once seemed. A forthright, transparent look into the world of mental illness and spirituality, Ruby guides us through her story with the use of an anonymous storyteller who strives to utilize the appropriate words to capture a reality that's often far from simple. This novel presents Christianity and all of the ups and downs of "church life" through the eyes of a young woman battling Bipolar Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome. Join Ruby on her journey of finding footing through mental illness from a religious perspective and coming into independence and a life well worth living.