A moving, compelling memoir about growing up and escaping the tragic legacy of mental illness, suicide, addiction, and depression in one of America's most famous families: the Hemingways. The Hemingways: one of America's most famous families. But also a family with a tragic legacy of mental illness, suicide, addiction, and depression. Mariel Hemingway writes about how she grew up with this tragic reality, struggled to escape its legacy, and with compassion, education, and understanding found a way out of the darkness.

The sound in the dream -- The baby in the house -- The trip in the car -- The father in the hospital -- The mother in the hospital -- The daughter in the magazine -- The daughter in the movies -- The name in the credits -- The nude in the frame -- The face in the mirror -- The man in the restaurant -- The wedding in the church -- The spirit in the room -- The sisters in the kitchen -- The weight in the eyes -- The man in the Midwest -- The silence in the line -- The space in the room -- The pain in the head -- The time in the driveway -- The life in the movie -- Epilogue: A letter from Cuba.