Tom Davis (9) (1967–)
Author of A Legacy of Madness: Recovering My Family from Generations of Mental Illness
For other authors named Tom Davis, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Tom Davis writes about life in the American South in short stories, articles, and poems. Davis, a resident of Fayetteville, N.C., uses personal experience, imagination, and humor to tell stories about Southern people and events. Davis combines true elements, such as the names of actual persons and show more events that really took place, with descriptions of imaginary people and places. Davis's books include What Would You Like on Your Mashed Potatoes?, The Long and the Short, Pickberry Pig, and The Patrol Order. Davis's works are also included in A Loving Voice and A Loving Voice II, anthologies of read-aloud short stories. Davis also publishes extensively in newspapers and journals, such as The Carolina Runner, Poet's Sanctuary, and Special Warfare, a professional military journal published by the Special Warfare Center. He has won numerous awards from Byline, a national magazine for writers. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Tom Davis (Rutgers)
Works by Tom Davis
A Legacy of Madness: Recovering My Family from Generations of Mental Illness (2011) 46 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1967
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Rutgers University (BA|1989)
Columbia University (MS|2009) - Occupations
- professor of journalism, Rutgers University
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New Jersey, USA
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Reviews
This book is a unique story that documents mental illness in one family throughout several generations. It is a look at one family’s struggle of both working and living in a mental health facility, while having loved ones suffering from mental illness. As a person who has a daughter with severe bipolar I disorder and was recently hospitalized for stabilization, I found this book to be very helpful during her time of stay. Like the author, I had a grandparent that suffered with a mental show more illness and was undiagnosed until later in life. These undiagnosed disorders come off as quirky, strange, or bizarre to the average person, but in reality are a cry for help. This book was a very interesting read and I enjoyed every minute of it. I recommend the book very much, especially for those that have loved ones that are recently diagnosed with a mental illness. I find it a little easier for me to cope, if I read others experiences and see that there are people out there that can relate to what I am going through. show less
Statistics
- Works
- 1
- Members
- 46
- Popularity
- #335,830
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 60
- Languages
- 2

