Daybreak into Darkness
by Rupert Bogarde
Category: Depressed persons

Rupert and his wild and beautiful wife, Jacquie, move to France to renovate a chapel in the Pyrenees. The work is demanding, but with the help of neighbours and friends, as well as their own faith and energy, their dream starts to become a reality. But as the ruined chapel is slowly built up, Jacquie falls apartplunging into her own personal hell and taking their marriage with her. The changes are so subtle at first that neither Rupert nor their friends notice it, but her descent into despair gathers speed and is soon hurtling towards a devastating conclusion. This is an extraordinary story, told with the immediacy of first-hand experience. It is a story about youth and naivety, energy and exhaustion, but most of all it is about the agonies and responsibilities of love.