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"A powerful and personal story....His bright light is Danielle Steel's legacy and tribute to her son, as well as haunting depiction of manic-depression."--"Saturday Evening Post"
"Danielle Steel has written a spellbinding account of her son 's struggle with bipolar illness....Valuable insights....We come away with a heightened sensitivity that perhaps only a writer of this distinction could convey, of what it is like to try to cope with a child with a severe psychiatric disorder....This is a book about what we can do--as parents, as physicians, as human beings."--"Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry"
"Reading His Bright Light moved me to tears as the memoir captures so vividly the ferocious nature of mental illness....Sharing [Nick's] story will save lives. His Bright Light will make a difference for countless others."--Laurie Flynn, Executive Director, NAMI (The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
"[A] searing portrayal of the loss of her 19-year-old son . . . Ms. Steel's heartfelt homage to her son may very well help others save a life."--"Dallas Morning News"
"Danielle Steel has written a spellbinding account of her son 's struggle with bipolar illness....Valuable insights....We come away with a heightened sensitivity that perhaps only a writer of this distinction could convey, of what it is like to try to cope with a child with a severe psychiatric disorder....This is a book about what we can do--as parents, as physicians, as human beings."--"Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry"
"Reading His Bright Light moved me to tears as the memoir captures so vividly the ferocious nature of mental illness....Sharing [Nick's] story will save lives. His Bright Light will make a difference for countless others."--Laurie Flynn, Executive Director, NAMI (The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
"[A] searing portrayal of the loss of her 19-year-old son . . . Ms. Steel's heartfelt homage to her son may very well help others save a life."--"Dallas Morning News"
The Nick Traina Foundation has been established to benefit mental health, music, child-related causes, and other charitable organizations for assorted causes, and other charitable organization for assorted causes. All of the author's proceeds and agent's fees from this book will go to the foundation, which will also receive direct proceeds from the publisher for all copies sold. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Danielle Steel’s moving personal story of the son she lost to manic depression.
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I met Nick's father on his thirty-first birthday, on a sunny day in June. Read the first page
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As I am a Danielle Steel fan I picked up this book and at first did not realise it was the life of her son Nick Trainer.This book touched my soul like no other book ever would. My husband was a manic depressive and in 1996 he was diaganosed with the illness. I had always beleived my husband was just a lively and unpredictable man with severe mood swings which caused my life to be very disturbing, but even so I loved my husband very much and rode along with him with whatever he brought into our life.I can relate with Danielle Steels life living with her son and this book many times brought tears to my eyes. Sadly my husband refused to believe he was ill and by not taking his medication became a different person. In 1996 after 17 years of marriage I left him and blamed myself.As Danielle Steel felt helpless so did I.When you live with a depressed person and they are quiet you can cope,but when they are manic and not aware of their actions you are incapable of helping them and at times living with them. The book described a manic depressive very accurately and I could relate to this completely. Sadly my husband took his life in 1998 he was only 40. When I started to read this book and look back on my years since I was 15 with my husband I realised that he had probably always been a manic depressive like Nick Trainer, but everyone just thought what a wacky person and a great laugh he was.Many times since I have thought"If Only" but I know now this illness was out of my power to control it. I have heard since that Manic Depressives are now monitered with their medication and called back for blood test to monitor their medication and it can be proven if they are not taking it, this in itself will hopefully save lives from being taken before their time. Danielle Steels book make me understand this illness better, I just wish that the mental health team had given me the insight and help to deal with it. Many things in her book made me think of my husband and say "thats him"The saddest thing is Manic Depressives deep down know that they are ill but will not acknowledge it and that is where it all falls apart. I could write a book on my life but I feel by reading Nick!s life that it has already been done for me. Danielle Steel must have found this book hard to write but for anybody who has experienced this illness it would help them understand that " they know not what they do"
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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As with all Danielle Steel books I was hooked from the first few words. How this women can have lived through those harrowing years and come out the other side, as she has done, is an inspiration to us all. This book gives a valuable insight into Manic Depression/Bipolar Disease that I otherwise would never have had. My thoughts are with any other family who has to live through the same trauma's and anxietes that Danielle and her family did. God Bless them all.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book a couple of weeks ago and I read it in one sitting. I now feel I understand a lot more about Manic Depression than ever before. My father has suffered from this illness since his teens and so many times he has been accused of being a timewaster and being misunderstood by family and friends and the medical profession. I absolutely loved this book and I wish to thank Danielle for sharing this book with us all.It must have been so hard for her to write but I am glad she has done. Everyone should give this one a read!
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great story
I HAD BEEN LOOKING OUT FOR THIS BOOK FOR A LONG TIME AND REALLY WANTED TO READ ABOUT DANILLE STEELS SON AND ALL THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH AS A FAMILY
Published 13 days ago by debsk
A true inspiration
I am a fairly recent convert to Danielle Steele books and saw His Bright Light advertised in the back of the last one of her books that I read. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Aly1981
His bright light
I would recomend anybody to read Nicks story told beautiful by his mum.I to have lost a son in circumstances nearly the same and it has helped me to feel not as alone nobody can... Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. M. Duckett
Bought to complete a collection!
I bought this book for my Mother-In-Law as it was one she missed in her collection and I have to say that delivery was prompt and the book arrived in Perfect condition. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Scottypom
his bright light
excellent heartwarming story, have a box of tissues ready. different from usual Danielle Steele novels. Couldnt put it down.
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. J. Groom
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Absolutly the best place for the books you want. very big selection for people of all age ranges and different tastes
Published 20 months ago by Tracy porter
His Bright Light
This is a true story and I found it a little hard going compared to any other Danielle Steel book I have read.
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by Mrs. S. E. Stone
a must for any link 80 fan!
i dont normaly read any DS books, but as i am a fan of nick's band link 80 i had to read about him. this is a very sad story, but glad i found out about what happenend to him. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2010 by Mr. J. Anton
Thank You Danielle Steel
As an avid reader of Danielle Steels books this one was just another to add to my collection. There was also another reason for my wanting to read this book so much and that was... Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2009 by Mrs. E. Sandywell
His bright light
I wanted to read this book as my daughter has depreesion or thats what the doctors have said ,but after reading this book i feel that her depression goes way back from when she was... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by Mrs. T. L. Bellamy
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