Everything Is Fine: A Memoir
- Author: Vince Granata
- Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 8:37:33
Synopsis
In this extraordinarily moving memoir about grief, mental illness, and the bonds of family, a writer delves into the tragedy of his mother’s violent death at the hands of his brother who struggled with schizophrenia. Perfect for fans of An Unquiet Mind and The Bright Hour.
Vince Granata remembers standing in front of his suburban home in Connecticut the day his mother and father returned from the hospital with his three new siblings in tow. He had just finished scrawling their names in orange chalk on the driveway: Christopher, Timothy, and Elizabeth.
Twenty-three years later, Vince was a thousand miles away when he received the news that would change his life—his younger brother, Tim, propelled by unchecked schizophrenia, had killed their mother in their childhood home. Devastated by the grief of losing his mother, Vince is also consumed by an act so incomprehensible that it overshadows every happy memory of life growing up in his seemingly idyllic middle-class family.
In this vibrant combination of personal memoir and journalism, Vince examines the disease that irrevocably changed his family’s destiny. As he painstakingly pieces together Tim’s story, Vince begins the process of recovering the image of his remarkable mother and salvaging his love for his brother.
Written in stark, precise, and beautiful prose, Everything Is Fine is a powerful and reaffirming portrait of loss and forgiveness.
Chapters
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001 EverythingIsFine IN
Duration: 36s -
002 EverythingIsFine Prologue
Duration: 11min -
003 EverythingIsFine Chapter1
Duration: 22min -
004 EverythingIsFine Chapter2
Duration: 27min -
005 EverythingIsFine Chapter3
Duration: 29min -
006 EverythingIsFine Chapter4
Duration: 29min -
007 EverythingIsFine Chapter5
Duration: 23min -
008 EverythingIsFine Chapter6
Duration: 15min -
009 EverythingIsFine Chapter7
Duration: 17min -
010 EverythingIsFine Chapter8
Duration: 13min -
011 EverythingIsFine Chapter9
Duration: 21min -
012 EverythingIsFine Chapter10
Duration: 11min -
013 EverythingIsFine Chapter11
Duration: 09min -
014 EverythingIsFine Chapter12
Duration: 18min -
015 EverythingIsFine Chapter13
Duration: 29min -
016 EverythingIsFine Chapter14
Duration: 19min -
017 EverythingIsFine Chapter15
Duration: 21min -
018 EverythingIsFine Chapter16
Duration: 19min -
019 EverythingIsFine Chapter17
Duration: 21min -
020 EverythingIsFine Chapter18
Duration: 24min