The gripping new book “The Louisiana Beauty Queen” by Dr. Karl Hedman about love, loss, hope and mental illness is available on Amazon.com
Karl Hedman - The Louisiana Beauty Queen
Dr. Karl Hedman at the Department of Social Work at Jönköping University launches the book The Louisiana Beauty Queen unveiling a tearful love story with heartbreaking tenderness.
Mental illness is a natural part of the human condition. There is so much negative stigma around mental illness. So many of us are touched by mental illness either directly or via a loved one. We all need to experience liberation. This book is written for anyone touched by mental illness and/or dementia, either through a loved one or in themselves. Hedman hopes readers will find comfort and acceptance whilst reading this book.
Mary is a Louisiana beauty queen and teacher with many sexy boyfriends. She gives birth to the baby girl Maria. Her world falls apart after a second divorce. She is admitted to mental health hospitals for years leaving Maria with her grandmother. Mary plans to commit suicide and take Maria too along. After falling in love in Los Angeles and romancing in France Maria and I get married in Stockholm and have two daughters. Maria is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. During a psychotic attack Maria abducts our daughters, hiding them in from myself and the police for months. I begin a breathless chase to find the girls. Mary is evicted in Louisiana and moves to the family in Sweden. She has dementia coupled with mental illness, manic outbursts, and sex fantasies. Her behavior pushes the already frail family unit to its limits. Most days turn into a wild roller coaster ride, and I can barely catch my breath. Maria is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer foreshadowing a darker family tragedy to come.
DR. KARL HEDMAN was born in Sweden in 1967. He moved to Los Angeles for his graduate studies at UCLA. After earning his Doctor of Philosophy degree and working as a university professor Karl pursued his lifelong dream of becoming an author.
Website: http://karlhedman.com Publisher: Karl Hedman The book is available on Amazon at https://lnkd.in/e5EwV7-S
“Through The Louisiana Beauty Queen, Karl Hedman pays tribute to his late wife Maria and mother-in-law Mary, both amazing, strong women who battled mental health issues throughout their lives. It is a story that will touch you, hurt you and possibly make you cry (I did), but above all it will make you realize how brave we human beings can be in the face of utter adversity and debilitating illness. I had the privilege of being a part of this journey as the native English language speaker and I could not have asked for a better piece of work to read, edit and connect to. As Karl tirelessly navigates through the bouts of schizophrenia, hallucination, anger and tears; all offsprings of mental health conditions, that are thrown his way – the reader feels it all and can totally relate. This story is one of love, fatality and everlasting hope.
Malinee Bheenick, Melbourne, Australia
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