Strangers in the Night: Mentally Ill Mothers and Their Effects on Their Children Book

Contents

Introduction....................vii
October 11, 2003....................1
San Juan de la Maguana....................6
Nena y Pirulo....................11
Nena in New York City....................18
I Want to Live in America....................21
Nena's Dilemma....................27
The Bigamist....................32
Christmas 1967....................37
Santo Domingo—The Divorce....................40
Cup of Coins....................44
Shame—P.S. 173....................49
Venetian Blinds....................51
My Seventh Birthday Party, 1969....................54
Find Someplace to Go....................59
Gilbert Arrives....................64
Pepin and Nelita Separate....................69
Two Paths....................76
Yale Interview....................81
Leaving for Cornell....................86
Sandra's Pregnancy....................90
Nena Visits Me in Medical School....................94
The Strength to Change I....................100
The Strength to Change II....................108
Pepin's Fortieth Birthday....................114
Pressure Phone Calls....................119
May 2004....................137
Pepin and Nelita on the Deck....................143
The Incident....................153
Epilogue....................165