Fishing for Irene
by Margee Driscoll
Category: Fiction

Fishing for Irene is a work of fiction about a family whose lives are torn apart by a tragic, debilitating mental illness. The story is primarily about the mother; however, the experience of the reader is realized through the eyes of the daughter who is compassionate, funny, and wise. Mental illness is handled thoughtfully in this book, cultivating within the reader a sense of urgency and yearning. Powerful, moving, and dramatic scenes urge the reader to dig deep for faith, and if extracted to hope against hope for a bearable resolve. Ultimately, it is within faith where the resolve rests. Set in Western Montana during the last half of the twentieth century, Fishing for Irene promises the reader an open, honest view of the delicacy of mental illness.