Charlotte Pierce-Baker Discusses Her New Memoir

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Channel: Vanderbilt University · 2012 · Education

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Charlotte Pierce-Baker, a Vanderbilt professor in the Women's and Gender Studies department, discusses her new memoir, "This Fragile Life." The book is about life with her bipolar son, Mark. Pierce-Baker discusses her son's diagnosis and his response to treatment, as well as reading some selected poetry from the book. The full press release can be found here: http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2012/07/pierce-baker-bipolar-son/

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