Ebook {Epub PDF} The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati

Fortunati does a brilliant job countering the weight of Zero with the cumulative weight of new and ongoing relationships. The relationships between family, boyfriend, clinic friends, and new best friend felt very real and honest, with no false promises of a relationship being a cure-all for mental illness/5(88).  · Debut author Karen Fortunati has released a beautiful book into the world with The Weight of Zero. Catherine, the main character of the book, is living with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. So far for Catherine, she has had two manic episodes as well as a depressive episode in which she attempted suicide. For Catherine,. The Weight of Zero. For fans of 13 Reasons Why and Girl in Pieces, this is a novel that shows the path to hope and life for a girl with mental illness. Seventeen-year-old Catherine Pulaski knows Zero is coming for her. Zero, the devastating depression born of Catherine’s bipolar disorder, almost triumphed once; that was her first suicide attempt.

Read "The Weight of Zero" by Karen Fortunati available from Rakuten Kobo. For fans of 13 Reasons Why and Girl in Pieces, this is a novel that shows the path to hope and life for a girl with ment. ― Karen Fortunati, quote from The Weight of Zero "Years of best-friendness, sisterhood, reduced to a complete communication blackout." "But no, there he is, voluntarily chatting away, asking me if I watch some zombie show. Karen Fortunati is a former attorney whose experiences on the job with children and teens and personal experiences witnessing the impact of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide inspired her to write this story of hope for those who struggle with mental illness. Karen Fortunati, The Weight of Zero Thank you for reading books on LiTube.

THE WEIGHT OF ZERO. by Karen Fortunati ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 11, A young woman with bipolar disorder struggles with the ever present specter of crushing depression in this contemporary fiction debut. Incisive, smart, white, year-old Catherine hides whatever spare prescription meds she can get her hands on—no easy feat since her exhausted but dedicated mother carries the whole of their medicine chest around with her at all times after a previous suicide attempt landed Catherine in. The novel's title "The Weight of Zero" is a reference to the use of a numeric scale from zero to ten her mother and Dr. McCallum use for rating how her mood is, with ten being very happy but zero meaning deep depression. Zero is likened to an animal or beast "sniffing and pawing, looking for a crack in my brain that the meds haven't filled." Zero circles Catherine, just waiting to strike when she least expects it. The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati offers a sensitive take on the daily struggles of a teen living with the prospect of a chronic mental illness. Besides highlighting the impact Catherine's bipolar disorder has on her life, such as attending intensive group therapy, and the grim expectations she has for her future, the book tackles subjects such as the burden that rests on parents of mentally ill children, the image of mental health in society, bullying, and first love.