Today is the day my first novel Advice for Strays is published.
Today is a day I never thought I’d live to see.
Today I have the day off work.
Today the sun is shining.
Today is a good day.
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Hi Justine
I have just read your article in Glamour and I must say it was insightful and heartfelt experience. I too had a father who suffered from severed mental health problems and affect it had upon me and my family members was drastic.
Thankfully now, he is much better. With help from charitable organisations such as Mind my father has gained help and support.
I just wanted to thank you for sharing this. I never really talked about it to anyone.
komal
p.s good book by the way
Hello Justine,
I too have just read your article in Glamour that I too wanted to tell you how it has affected me. Please see the email I sent to Glamour…….. I coulnt find an eamil to cc you xxx
Dearest Glamour,
I am so compelled by thankfulness and inspiration I wanted to let you know….
I have just read in your April issue “My terrifying, fiercely loving dad”. Reading Justine Kilkerr’s description of her unpredictable relationship with her father with schizopherina has suprisingly helped me in a strange time of my life, looking for closure from my own mothers mental stabilty (impossible I know) and trying to understand my own mental health.
Reading this article was definatly a moment in my life which seemed coincidently written for me to read at this exact time. I can relate to Justine’s events in her life and all of those deep, ingrained, emotions of distrust and control issues not always so obvious, that are built into every detail on how you live your life and every relationship you have. It comforts me to relate to other people who are building thier self esteem, steamed from a lifetime of unpredictable relationships with parents of unstable mental health, a cherishing moment which has helped me feel ironically sane.
I have just ordered her book from Amazon via her website, which was refreshingly human and whittingly funny, now added to my favourites so I can check it out now and again to see how her book is getting on. I am looking forward to an enlightening read.
Regards,
Aisha
Hi Aisha.
Many thanks for your lovely words and for ordering my book. I’m so glad what I wrote gave you some comfort.
Hi I have just read your artical in Glamour mag. suggested to me by my daughter.it reduced me to tears .Having spent most of her formative years struggling with her fathers(my ex husband) paranoid mental health issues she could have written extracts of the artical about herself.
It was good for her to identify so strongly with someone else in a similar situtation ,her father is still alive her and her brother often feel so isolated and alone and find it difficult and at times impossible maintaining a relationship with thier Dad,.
Hi Belinda. Thank you for your lovely comments. I’m so glad what I wrote helped in some small way.
Hello Justine, Catherine here from the CCE creative writing course. I’ve just ordered Advice For Strays and I can’t wait to read it and I’m very delighted for you and very proud! Is that enough verys? Very very very well done. Catherine xxx
Hi Catherine! I’m very very very chuffed that you’re going to read my book! Also, nervous. I do hope you like it and would love some feedback on what you think. Anyway, lovely to hear from you and thanks so much. Just xx