Chaucer’s Books (3321 State Street) will host local author Dale Zurawski for a book talk and signing on Monday, April 10 at 6 p.m.
Book Description- Dale is seven when her abusive father dies while on a secret mission for the US military. Left with her four siblings and neglectful mother in a remote corner of New Mexico, Dale inherits her father’s complicated legacy of intelligence and instability. After graduating from college, she succeeds at a top-secret nuclear weapons lab while abusing drugs and engaging in promiscuous sex. Quick to anger, Dale changes from one career to another, juggling technical challenges and her wild lifestyle. After she marries, her husband develops life-threatening cancer, awakening the past trauma of her father’s sudden death. Dale seeks the help of a psychiatrist and is unprepared when she is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, leading her on a journey to understand her illness and manage her symptoms. Told with shocking honesty and in unbelievable detail, Bipolar, A Gift of Thorns are a profoundly insightful memoir that shines a light on one woman’s courageous journey and the stigma of bipolar disorder. (Courtesy of the author)
About the Author
With a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in both chemical engineering and environmental management, Dale Zurawski has had a successful career as an engineer, technical salesperson, and water quality expert. She published several technical papers and numerous travel stories before devoting her writing career to memoirs. Dale’s home base is Santa Barbara, California, where she lives with her husband of forty years and her two dogs. (Courtesy of the author)
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