Wholesale In the Shadow of Silence by Rae Dumont

[She Writes Press] This is a love story, and a novel about a joyful family—until the descent of untreated depression ends with unbearable loss, and those left behind must deal with the aftermath of suicide. Eva, a gifted child psychiatrist, has an intuitive connection with kids and teenagers. Single, she dreams of having her own children—and yearns for love. Then she meets Lyman, and the future seems bright. They build a family. They share adventures. They meet life’s challenges as a team, including navigating Lyman’s depression. Realizing the effects of his dark moods on his family, Lyman enters treatment. It works; he and Eva share many good years while their careers develop, they continue their adventures, and their children grow up. Then one summer, while the family is all together, Lyman abruptly stops both therapy and medication and spirals into a dark and irritable isolation that none of them can penetrate. After Lyman’s brutal suicide, each of his family members must rebuild their life through the grief and trauma.