But as we see the impact on the family, we also see how they try to help and save one and other. Of these characters we hear from Michael the most, and see his own journey towards the illness that consumed his father.Īs you can expect from a novel that deals with the tragic and complex issue of mental health, there is a sadness and a melancholy to this story.
Over the course of the novel we see the events that shape their lives as individuals and as a family unit, and how together they try to overcome the difficulties that life has presented, and try to process the loss to their family. Each of the chapters is told from the perspective of a different family member, including John and his wife Margaret, and their children Michael, Celia and Alec. Through this novel, Adam Haslett explores the impact of mental illness not only on an individual but those closest to them. We learn that the father of the family, John, is affected by depression, a darkness which results in him being out of his family’s life forever. Imagine Me Gone follows the story of a family and a significant event which changes their lives forever, the day that a father walks into the woods never to return. I really liked the sound of this book which promised to be a haunting and captivating read that touches on some difficult subject matter. My book club’s chosen read for this month was Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett.
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