Is This Real?
by Tara Leiper, Cameron Leiper
Publisher
Cherish Editions
Publication
Mar 04, 2021
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
18.95
Dimensions
14 x 21.6 cm
ISBN
9781913615130
Pages
160
Age
Adult 18+
Category
Biographies & Memoirs
Rights Sold
🌍 World Wide Rights Available
Description
Awards & Endorsements
Review
Author(s)
Tara Leiper
Cameron Leiper
Related Titles
| Publisher | Cherish Editions |
| Publication | Mar 04, 2021 |
| Format | Paperback/Softback |
| ISBN | 9781913615130 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Age | 18 - 99 |
| Price | $18.95 |
Categories
Biographies & Memoirs
BISAC Codes
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Is This Real?
by Tara Leiper, Cameron Leiper
Diagnosed with chronic paranoid schizophrenia in 1988, this book charts the struggles experienced by Cameron and his music teacher wife, Tara. It is co-written, allowing each to express what life is like with mental illness at the centre of their relationship. It is a candid, thoughtful, and at times unsettling account of their lives, revealing the upset and anxiety caused by the chasm between the rational and irrational as they go about daily activities. It's also a true tale of love weathering the storm.
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Review
Diagnosed with chronic paranoid schizophrenia in 1988, this book charts the struggles experienced by Cameron and his music teacher wife, Tara.
It is co-written, allowing each to express what life is like with mental illness at the centre of their relationship. It is a candid, thoughtful, and at times unsettling account of their lives, revealing the upset and anxiety caused by the chasm between the rational and irrational as they go about daily activities.
It's also a true tale of love weathering the storm.
Authors

Tara Leiper
Tara is originally from Elgin and qualified as a classroom music teacher from the Northern College of Education and worked for more than a decade at Aberdeen College. She now runs an independent music teaching practice. She is active as an accompanist and vocal coach and is passionate about amateur and community music making.

Cameron Leiper
Cameron Leiper is the second of four children. Schooled in Aberdeen, he now lives with his wife Tara of 26 years, in the village of Alford.
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