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Synopsis
“I drove home in the Corvette with the top down and the radio blasting, moving in and out, in and out of traffic, and once I neared one hundred miles per hour, manic-depression didn’t matter anymore. My spirits lifted when I was flying.” Life Is Like A Line by Cynthia M. Sabotka Life Is Like a Line explores the challenges of a woman in her 48th year. It is a narrative in past and present voices. It is a story of familial circumstance that begins in 1941, fifteen years before her birth. Her parents were lovers separated by war; reunited and then torn by abuse and contempt. Born three siblings, each filled with emptiness and disconnection, lacking harmony they learned about familial homophobia with great success. Cynthia the youngest and most dedicated, would weave a series of unhealthy choices. There would be hope and hopelessness. There would be a simmering before her implosion ... Devastated by his death, everything worsened the day her father passed away. There was no reason for her brother to return after the funeral except to steal the money. Deceit and embezzlement would be his intention and the sheltering of their mother would place Cynthia directly into the murky waters of a mental condition she knew nothing about. In the beginning, her brother would have the upper hand. For Cynthia, there were battles and then breakdowns. The days would become extraordinary and conversely, unthinkable. She would function at levels far beyond the life she had ever known. It was the illness of dark energy. She began writing in hypergraphia, without reason - hallucinations. Each physical experience intertwined with a recollection, all bled onto paper. Religiousity she struggled to remember. After suicidal thoughts and tries, a psychiatric diagnosis and finally a reality ... it's all about love. Life Is Like A Line takes you behind closed doors to experience life almost too bizarre to be a reality. It is a gripping and fast paced story written in brutally honest prose. Simon Barrett, Book Reviewer: "It takes a lot of guts to write a book at the best of times, you face adversity at every juncture, publishers, agents, and I hate to say it, book reviewers! It takes a superhuman effort to write a book about you and your families failings, particularly when it involves mental illness. Life Is Like A Line is a fascinating read, and Cynthia Sabotka has taken a very unique approach to the writing style." Front Street Reviews: Carol Hoyer, PhD This is one of the most insightful, and emotional books that I have read on Bipolar Disorder. It is a book that I have recommended to all my Psychology students. I appreciate the author’s writing about this subject and the personal experiences she had and how she came to realize it was running in her family and what she has done to educate herself and others. A truly amazing read."
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