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Lenore Rowntree's writing has appeared in several Canadian literary journals, including Geist, The Tyee, The New Quarterly, Room Magazine, and Other Voices. Her play The Woods at Tender Creek was produced in 2010 as part of the Walking Fish Festival in Vancouver, and her poetry was included in the anthology Best Canadian Poetry 2010. She was shortlisted for a CBC Literary Award in 2009 for the essay "Flat Champagne," written about her sister's childhood schizophrenia. Lenore currently resides in Vancouver, BC. Please visit lenorerowntree.com. Andrew Boden's articles on mental illness have appeared in Open Minds Quarterly and Other Voices. His stories and essays have appeared in The Journey Prize Stories: 22, Prairie Fire, Descant, Vancouver Review, and the anthology Nobody's Father: Life Without Kids. Andrew is vice-president and director of the Institute for Cross-Cultural Exchange, a Canadian children's literacy charity, and has helped build homes in Mexico. He enjoys cave exploration, especially on Vancouver Island and in the Chilliwack region. He currently resides in Burnaby, BC.
&quo;A privileged if uncomfortably close look at one of the
most devastating a human tribulations. For all the raw honestly of
its revelations, Hidden Lives communicates not despair but
courage.&quo;-- (12/12/2016)
"A highly poetic, intriguing tale of adventure, curiosity, passion,
mountain wilderness, myth and mystery."-- (12/12/2016)
"I was keenly aware of the privilege I was being afforded, each
page allowing me to regard the details, the emotional pain that
mental illness brings to otherwise everyday lives. The tribulations
are sorrowful. The courage shines through... Each reader will
understand in their own way, and will learn from this book."--
(12/12/2016)
"Shows the immense courage of the writers to speak out... A useful
book for sufferers & carers."-- (12/12/2016)
"We'd all benefit from reading this book and gaining some insight
and understanding into the lives of those who are experiencing it
firsthand."-- (12/12/2016)
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