Suspended Sentence: A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781631526442)

When Janice Morgan, a divorced college professor living in a small town in Kentucky, learns that her son has been arrested for possession of a stolen firearm and drug charges, she feels like she's living a nightmare. Dylan's turbulent period as a college student in Cincinnati before this should have warned her, but it's only now that she realizes how far he has drifted into substance abuse and addiction. As Dylan passes through the judicial system and eventually receives a diversion to drug court, Morgan breathes a sigh of relief--only to find that she, too, has been sentenced right along with him. In the months to follow, she leads a double life: part of it on campus, the rest embarking upon what she calls "rescue missions" to help Dylan stay in the program. But resilience, dark humor, and extreme parenting can only carry you so far. Eventually, Morgan discovers that she needs to gain a deeper understanding of the bipolar and addiction issues her son is dealing with. Will each of them be able to learn fast enough to face these complexities in their lives? Clearly, Dylan isn't the only one who has recovery work to do.

Author: Janice Morgan
ISBN-10: 1631526448
ISBN-13: 9781631526442
Publisher: She Writes Press
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2019
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Foreword 02/28/2020