5The memoir follows the lives of Tina and Ingrid from childhood through Tina's death by suicide at the age of 51. The book explores the history of depression, starting with their maternal grandparents and their mother's struggles with bipolar disorder, drug and alcohol abuse. Threaded throughout the book is the reality that Tina was a remarkable human being until life circumstances and severe depression robbed her of joy, talents, and the will to live.